Evolution of indirect reciprocity

Natural selection is conventionally assumed to favour the strong and selfish who maximize their own resources at the expense of others. But many biological systems, and especially human societies, are organized around altruistic, cooperative interactions. How can natural selection promote unselfish...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2005-10, Vol.437 (7063), p.1291-1298
Main Authors: Nowak, Martin A., Sigmund, Karl
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altruism
Biological and medical sciences
Biological Evolution
Cooperative Behavior
Electronic commerce
Evolutionary biology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Game theory
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Models, Biological
Morals
multidisciplinary
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reciprocity
review-article
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Social behavior
Social interaction
Social interactions. Communication. Group processes
Social psychology
Sociology
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