The kin composition of social groups: Trading group size for degree of altruism

American Naturalist

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 132-144

  Avilés, Leticia ^a,b   Fletcher, Jeffrey A ^c   Cutter, Asher D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Inclusive fitness; Lottery assignment of helping roles; Mutualism; Relatedness; Sociality

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; GROUP SIZE; KINSHIP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; COOPERATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; BREEDING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ACCIPITRINAE; ACRASIDA; BUTEO GALAPAGOENSIS; FORMICIDAE; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 4143114523     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422263     Document Type: Article

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