When hawks give rise to doves: the evolution and transition of enforcement strategies.

ABSTRACT: The question of how altruism can evolve despite its local disadvantage to selfishness has produced a wealth of theoretical and empirical research capturing the attention of scientists across disciplines for decades. One feature that has remained consistent through this outpouring of knowledge has been that researchers have looked to the altruists themselves for mechanisms by which altruism can curtail selfishness. An alternative perspective may be that just as altruists want to limit selfishness in the population, so may the selfish individuals themselves. These alternative perspectives have been most evident in the fairly recent development of enforcement strategies. Punishment can effectively limit selfishness in the population, but it is not free. Thus, when punishment evolves among alt

SUBMITTER: Eldakar OT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3675804 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature