Geometry for the selfish herd

Hamilton, W.D.

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Geometry for the selfish herd

Hamilton, W.D.·1971·Journal of Theoretical Biology

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Authors: Hamilton, W. D.
Affiliations: Imperial College London (GB)
Corresponding author: Hamilton, W.D.
Venue: Journal of Theoretical Biology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1971-05
Volume: 31
Issue: 2
Pages: 295-311
ISSN: 0022-5193 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0022-5193(71)90189-5
OpenAlex: W1998143474
Cited by: 3,506
References: 19
Citations by year: 2026: 70 · 2025: 123 · 2024: 77 · 2023: 89 · 2022: 96 · 2021: 98 · 2020: 117 · 2019: 143 · 2018: 131 · 2017: 122 · 2016: 110 · 2015: 109 · 2014: 121 · 2013: 101 · 2012: 102
FWCI: 21.69
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Theoretical Biology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
Keywords: gregariousness, animal aggregation, predator avoidance, geometric probability, selection theory
MeSH terms: Animals, Anura, Behavior, Animal, Breeding, Communication, Biological Evolution, Fear, Metallurgy, Models, Biological, Probability, Snakes, Spatial Behavior

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