Group formation and the evolution of sociality

Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 131-141

  Garcia, Thomas ^a,b,c   De Monte, Silvia ^a,b,c  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Assortative mechanisms; Evolution of altruism; Group size; Public goods games; Social dilemma

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; COGNITION; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; GAME THEORY; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; KIN RECOGNITION; MICROORGANISM; NEPOTISM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; GAME; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GAME THEORY; GENETIC FITNESS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84871977368     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01739.x     Document Type: Article

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