Can our group survive? An investigation of the evolution of mixed-mode groups

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 839-854

  Lai, Chih Hui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology and evolution; Mixed modality; Mixed mode groups; Social network; Survival; Voluntary associations

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STATISTICS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE; EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS; LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS; MIXED MODALITY; MIXED MODE; MIXED-MODE GROUP; SOCIAL NETWORK; SURVIVAL; VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS;

ECOLOGY;

EID: 84904501509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12075     Document Type: Article

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