Spontaneous similarity discrimination in the evolution of cooperation

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 299, Issue , 2012, Pages 162-171

  Colman, Andrew M ^a   Browning, Lindsay ^a   Pulford, Briony D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Greenbeard effect; Inclusive fitness; Prisoner's Dilemma; Similarity discrimination effect

Indexed keywords

GENE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; PHENOTYPE; PRISONER DILEMMA;

ALTRUISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC TRAIT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84857912352     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.05.022     Document Type: Article

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