Altruism among non-relatives: alternatives to the 'Prisoner's Dilemma' Article

Connor, RC. (1995). Altruism among non-relatives: alternatives to the 'Prisoner's Dilemma' . TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 10(2), 84-86. 10.1016/S0169-5347(00)88988-0

cited authors

  • Connor, RC

authors

abstract

  • Triver's model of reciprocal altruism, and its descendants based on the Prisoner's Dilemma model, have dominated thinking about cooperation and altruism between non-relatives. However, there are three alternative models of altruism directed to non-relatives. These models, which are not based on the Prisoner's Dilemma, may explain a variety of phenomena, from allogrooming among impala to helping by non-relatives in cooperatively breeding birds and mammals. © 1995 Elsevier Science Ltd.

publication date

  • January 1, 1995

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start page

  • 84

end page

  • 86

volume

  • 10

issue

  • 2