The volunteer's dilemma and the optimal size of a social group

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 475-480

  Archetti, Marco ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Group size; Inclusive fitness; Public good; Social dilemma; Social evolution; Volunteer's dilemma

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; MODELING;

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTEER;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 70350057091     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.08.018     Document Type: Article

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