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Gilbert Roberts

Researcher at Newcastle University

Publications -  52
Citations -  4876

Gilbert Roberts is an academic researcher from Newcastle University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Competitive altruism. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 51 publications receiving 4506 citations. Previous affiliations of Gilbert Roberts include University of Newcastle & Durham University.

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Cues of being watched enhance cooperation in a real-world setting

TL;DR: This paper examined the effect of an image of a pair of eyes on contributions to an honesty box used to collect money for drinks in a university coffee room and found that people paid nearly three times more for their drinks when eyes were displayed rather than a control image.
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Why individual vigilance declines as group size increases

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors pointed out that the functional explanation of the group size eVect remains unclear, and suggested that the individual risk hypothesis, with group vigilance as one element, provides a more general framework for understanding variation in vigilance behaviour with group size and with other factors.
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Competitive altruism: from reciprocity to the handicap principle

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss how introducing differences in individual generosity together with partner choice into models of reciprocity can lead to an escalation in altruistic behavior, referred to as competitive altruism.
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Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

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- 24 Mar 2011 - 
TL;DR: It is argued that inclusive fitness theory has been of little value in explained the natural world, and that it has led to negligible progress in explaining the evolution of eusociality, but these arguments are based upon a misunderstanding of evolutionary theory and a misrepresentation of the empirical literature.
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Development of cooperative relationships through increasing investment

TL;DR: It is shown that cooperation can thrive despite variable investment through the new strategy of ‘raise-the-stakes’, which offers a small amount on first meeting and then, if matched, raises its investment, something that no strategy in the discrete model can do.