Genetic differentiation and the evolution of cooperation in chimpanzees and humans

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1717, 2011, Pages 2546-2552

  Langergraber, Kevin ^a,b   Schubert, Grit ^a   Rowney, Carolyn ^a   Wrangham, Richard ^c   Zommers, Zinta ^d   Vigilant, Linda ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altruism; Chimpanzees; Group competition; Hunter gatherer; Pan troglodytes; Warfare

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HUNTER-GATHERER; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MIGRATION; PRIMATE;

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; COTE D'IVOIRE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; POPULATION MIGRATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA;

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COTE D'IVOIRE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; PAN TROGLODYTES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA;

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 79960120338     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2592     Document Type: Article

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