Cooperation in defence against a predator

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-51

  Garay, József ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Altruism; Confusion effect; Cooperation; Dilution effect; ESS; Group augmentation; Selfish herd; Stakeholder altruism; Survival game

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; GAME THEORY; PREDATION RISK; SURVIVAL;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; GAME THEORY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 59649094735     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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