On the evolutionary edge of altruism: A game-theoretic proof of Hamilton's rule for a simple case of siblings

Oded Stark; You Qiang Wang

doi:10.1007/s00191-003-0168-6

On the evolutionary edge of altruism: A game-theoretic proof of Hamilton's rule for a simple case of siblings

Oded Stark^*, You Qiang Wang

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Abstract

We offer a game-theoretic proof of Hamilton's rule for the spread of altruism. For a simple case of siblings, we show that the rule can be derived as the outcome of a one-shot prisoner's dilemma game between siblings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-42
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Evolutionary Economics
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-003-0168-6
State	Published - Feb 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Evolution of altruism
Hamilton's rule
One-shot prisoner's dilemma game

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