Cooperation
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* direct reciprocity (agent <-> agent) | * direct reciprocity (agent <-> agent) | ||
* indirect reciprocity (agent <-> group) | * indirect reciprocity (agent <-> group) | ||
| - | * kin selection (gene <-> gene) | + | * [[Kin_Selection|kin selection]] (gene <-> gene) |
| - | * group selection (gene <-> meme) | + | * [[Group_Selection|group selection]] (gene <-> meme) |
Agents may help others because they expect help in return (direct reciprocity). Or they help others because they expect help from | Agents may help others because they expect help in return (direct reciprocity). Or they help others because they expect help from | ||
| - | the group by improving their image (indirect reciprocity). Organisms may help other organisms because | + | the group by improving their image (indirect reciprocity). Organisms may help other organisms because they are related and share common genes (kin selection), or because they share a common culture (group selection). |
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition Competition] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_of_the_fittest Survival of the fittest] | * Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition Competition] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_of_the_fittest Survival of the fittest] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Basic Principles]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]] | ||
