Sample path analysis of contribution and reward in cooperative groups

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-314

  Toyoizumi, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Waseda University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Altruism; Cooperation; Little's formula; Queueing theory; Social queue

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COOPERATION; GROUP DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PATH ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD;

ANIMALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REWARD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149197649     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.09.039     Document Type: Article

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