Physical Constraints on the Evolution of Cooperation

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-143

  Dijker, Anton J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Evolution; Game theory; Helping; Physical properties; Psychological mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955607687     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-011-9119-6     Document Type: Article

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