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The evolution of altruism: Correlation, cost, and benefit

โœ Scribed by Elliott Sober

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
530 KB
Volume
7
Category
Article
ISSN
0169-3867

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โœฆ Synopsis

A simple and general criterion is derived for the evolution of altruism when individuals interact in pairs. It is argued that the treatment of this problem in kin selection theory and in game theory are special cases of this general criterion.

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