Variation and the response to variation as a basis for successful cooperation

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 365, Issue 1553, 2010, Pages 2627-2633

  McNamara, John M ^a   Leimar, Olof ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c WISSENSCHAFTSKOLLEG ZU BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assessment; Negotiation; Reputation; Social sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CHEATING BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; GAME THEORY; LEARNING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION;

EID: 77957273010     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0159     Document Type: Article

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