Neoproterozoic 'snowball Earth' glaciations and the evolution of altruism

Geobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 337-349

  Boyle, R A ^a   Lenton, T M ^a   Williams, H T P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; FITNESS; FOUNDER EFFECT; GLACIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KIN SELECTION; PROTEROZOIC; RELATEDNESS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 36249009729     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2007.00115.x     Document Type: Review

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