Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6371227 | Journal of Theoretical Biology | 2012 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We review the theory of public goods in biology. ⺠If public goods are a non-linear function of the contributions then cooperation is possible without assortment. ⺠A polymorphic state can be stable in which producers and non-producers coexist. ⺠This leads to testable predictions and allows a prescriptive approach to cooperation.
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Authors
Marco Archetti, István Scheuring,