Article
Evolution of cooperation by phenotypic similarity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 May 2009
Antal Tibor, Ohtsuki Hisashi, Wakeley John, Taylor Peter D, Nowak Martin A
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of cooperation in populations of selfish individuals is a fascinating topic that has inspired much work in theoretical biology. Here, we study the evolution of cooperation in a model where individuals are characterized by phenotypic properties that are visible to others. The population is well mixed in the sense that everyone is equally likely to interact with everyone else, but the behavioral...
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