%0 Journal Article %1 CluttonBrock2009 %A Clutton-Brock, Tim %D 2009 %I Nature Publishing Group %J Nature %K altruism cooperation evolution game-theory kin-selection manipulation mutualism reciprocity %N 7269 %P 51--57 %R 10.1038/nature08366 %T Cooperation between non-kin in animal societies %V 462 %X Explanations of cooperation between non-kin in animal societies often suggest that individuals exchange resources or services and that cooperation is maintained by reciprocity. But do cooperative interactions between unrelated individuals in non-human animals really resemble exchanges or are they a consequence of simpler mechanisms? Firm evidence of reciprocity in animal societies is rare and many examples of cooperation between non-kin probably represent cases of intra-specific mutualism or manipulation.

@article{CluttonBrock2009, abstract = {Explanations of cooperation between non-kin in animal societies often suggest that individuals exchange resources or services and that cooperation is maintained by reciprocity. But do cooperative interactions between unrelated individuals in non-human animals really resemble exchanges or are they a consequence of simpler mechanisms? Firm evidence of reciprocity in animal societies is rare and many examples of cooperation between non-kin probably represent cases of intra-specific mutualism or manipulation.}, added-at = {2011-04-05T11:32:02.000+0200}, author = {Clutton-Brock, Tim}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27e758ff187b1eb3738af385f648458de/rincedd}, day = 05, doi = {10.1038/nature08366}, interhash = {32b2dea1987b576dd2ab9a0946b507a7}, intrahash = {7e758ff187b1eb3738af385f648458de}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {altruism cooperation evolution game-theory kin-selection manipulation mutualism reciprocity}, month = nov, number = 7269, pages = {51--57}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, timestamp = {2011-04-05T11:32:03.000+0200}, title = {Cooperation between non-kin in animal societies}, volume = 462, year = 2009 }