Cooperating in the face of uncertainty: A consistent framework for understanding the evolution of cooperation

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-159

  Buston, Peter M ^a   Balshine, Sigal ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delayed mutualism; Delayed reciprocity; Future fitness; Indirect fitness; Kin selection; Recognition systems

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; KIN RECOGNITION; KIN SELECTION; MUTUALISM; RECIPROCITY;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; HUMAN; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 34648873199     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2007.01.020     Document Type: Note

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