The evolutionary interplay of intergroup conflict and altruism in humans: A review of parochial altruism theory and prospects for its extension

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1794, 2014, Pages

  Rusch, Hannes ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altruism; Coevolution; Cooperation; Intergroup conflict; Parochialism; Warfare

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ALTRUISM; COEVOLUTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; RELATEDNESS;

EID: 84908124110     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.1539     Document Type: Review

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