Resolving the iterated prisoner's dilemma: Theory and reality

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1628-1639

  Raihani, Nichola J ^a   Bshary, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Prisoner's dilemma; Pseudo reciprocity; Punishment; Reciprocity; Tit for tat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; GAME THEORY; HUMAN EVOLUTION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; RECIPROCITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIT-FOR-TAT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; GAME; PUNISHMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; PUNISHMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79960235537     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02307.x     Document Type: Article

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