The evolution of cooperative hierarchies through natural selection processes

Journal of Bioeconomics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-42

  Cassill, Deby ^a   Watkins, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Bioeconomics; Parental exploitation; Skew selection; Tit for tat transactions

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; NATURAL SELECTION; PREDATOR; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SIMULATION; TIT-FOR-TAT;

EID: 77950690022     PISSN: 13876996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10818-010-9080-y     Document Type: Article

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