Recruiters and Joiners: Using Optimal Skew Theory to Predict Group Size and the Division of Resources within Groups of Social Foragers

I apply skew theory to the division of resources within multimember social foraging and antipredator groups. Resource division is modeled as a game between an individual controlling resources (recruiter) and a potential joiner to the group. If a recruiter benefits from the presence of a joiner, it w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American naturalist 2000-05, Vol.155 (5), p.684-695
1. Verfasser:	Hamilton, Ian M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Breeding Cheating Evolution Food security Foraging Group dynamics Group size Modeling Parametric models Predation Return on investment Theory
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