Evolution Of Helping And Harming In Heterogeneous Groups

Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2284-2298

  Rodrigues, António M M ^a   Gardner, Andy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Individual variation; Kin selection; Nongenetic differences; Quality discrimination; Reproductive value; Social value

Indexed keywords

CLONE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; KIN SELECTION; NONGENETIC DIFFERENCES; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY DISCRIMINATION; REPRODUCTIVE VALUE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUE; WASP;

INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; KIN SELECTION; NONGENETIC DIFFERENCES; QUALITY DISCRIMINATION; REPRODUCTIVE VALUE; SOCIAL VALUE;

AMOEBA; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HELPING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASPS;

EID: 84880844765     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12110     Document Type: Article

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