Fluctuating asymmetry of responders affects offers in the ultimatum game oppositely according to attractiveness or need as perceived by proposers

Ethology

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 627-632

  Zaatari, Darine ^a,c   Palestis, Brian G ^b   Trivers, Robert ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAGNER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR;

EID: 67449163792     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01648.x     Document Type: Article

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