Evolution of costly signaling and partial cooperation
Abstract Two seemingly unrelated, but fundamental challenges in evolutionary theory, are the evolution of costly signals and costly cooperative traits, both expected to reduce an individual’s fitness and diminish by natural selection. Here, by considering a well mixed population of individuals who p...
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45272-2 |