Evolutionary games of cooperation: Insights through integration of theory and data

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-30

  Lewis, Hannah M ^a   Dumbrell, Alex J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Game theory; Hawk Dove; Prisoner's dilemma; Snowdrift; Stag hunt

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887172797     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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