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On the Evolutionary Edge of Altruism: A Game-Theoretic Proof of Hamilton's Rule for a Simple Case of Siblings

Authors :
Kunst, Robert M.
Fisher, Walter
Ritzberger, Klaus
Stark, Oded
Wang, You Qiang
Kunst, Robert M.
Fisher, Walter
Ritzberger, Klaus
Stark, Oded
Wang, You Qiang
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

We offer a game-theoretic proof of Hamilton's rule for the spread of altruism. For a simple case of siblings, we show that the rule can be derived as the outcome of a one-shot prisoner's dilemma game between siblings.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
text, English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1106415928
Document Type :
Electronic Resource