Demography and the tragedy of the commons

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-39

  Frank, S A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Group selection; Kin selection; Life history; Social evolution

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FECUNDITY; GROUP SELECTION; GROWTH RATE; KIN SELECTION; KINSHIP; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 72449199550     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01893.x     Document Type: Article

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