Seemingly altruistic behavior: Selfish genes or cooperative organisms?

Journal of Bioeconomics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-221

  Demsetz, Harold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Contract enforcement; Cooperation; Dawkins; Selfish gene theory

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GENE; NATURAL SELECTION; RECIPROCITY;

EID: 77949773449     PISSN: 13876996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10818-009-9066-9     Document Type: Article

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