The Logic of Animal Conflict

1973/11/01 by John Maynard Smith, J. MAYNARD SMITH, George Price +1 · 33 citations
Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

paper · doi:10.1038/246015a0

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