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Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

This cluster of papers explores the evolution of cooperation, altruism, and social behavior in various systems, including human societies, microbial communities, and religious groups. It investigates the role of evolutionary games, social networks, indirect reciprocity, and cultural evolution in shaping cooperative behaviors and examines the dynamics of public goods games and the emergence of altruistic punishment. Additionally, it delves into the interplay between genetic and cultural factors in promoting prosocial behaviors.

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CooperationAltruismEvolutionary GamesSocial NetworksIndirect ReciprocityGroup SelectionCultural EvolutionMicrobial CommunitiesReligious BehaviorPublic Goods Games

Journals publishing in this area

1Journal of Theoretical Biology cover
Journal of Theoretical Biology
ISSN 0022-51931,935 articles in this topic
282h-index
2Evolution cover
Evolution
ISSN 0014-38201,180 articles in this topic
374h-index
3The American Naturalist cover
The American Naturalist
ISSN 0003-01471,109 articles in this topic
419h-index
4Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications cover
Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
ISSN 0378-43711,099 articles in this topic
231h-index
5Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences cover
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
ISSN 0962-84521,064 articles in this topic
372h-index
6Animal Behaviour cover
Animal Behaviour
ISSN 0003-3472586 articles in this topic
298h-index
7Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences cover
418h-index
8Trends in Ecology & Evolution cover
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
ISSN 0169-5347539 articles in this topic
510h-index
9Ecological Modelling cover
Ecological Modelling
ISSN 0304-3800353 articles in this topic
230h-index
10Oikos cover
Oikos
ISSN 0030-1299342 articles in this topic
294h-index
11PLoS Computational Biology cover
PLoS Computational Biology
ISSN 1553-734X335 articles in this topic
283h-index
12Ecology Letters cover
Ecology Letters
ISSN 1461-023X313 articles in this topic
388h-index
13The ISME Journal cover
The ISME Journal
ISSN 1751-7362107 articles in this topic
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