Runaway Social Selection for Displays of Partner Value and Altruism

2007/06/01 by Randolph M. Nesse · 117 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Altruism (biology) #Biology #Competition (biology) #Computer science #Ecology #Empathy #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior #Evolutionary biology #Evolutionary psychology #Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies #Helping behavior #Inclusive fitness #Kin selection #Natural selection #Prosocial behavior #Psychology #Selection (genetic algorithm) #Social evolution #Social psychology #Sociality

paper · doi:10.1162/biot.2007.2.2.143

published in Biological Theory 2(2), 143-155 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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