Why cooperation is not running away

@article{Geoffroy2018WhyCI,
  title={Why cooperation is not running away},
  author={F{\'e}lix Geoffroy and Nicolas Baumard and Jean-Baptiste Andr{\'e}},
  journal={bioRxiv},
  year={2018},
  pages={316117}
}
A growing number of experimental and theoretical studies show the importance of partner choice as a mechanism to promote the evolution of cooperation, especially in humans. In this paper, we focus on the question of the precise quantitative level of cooperation that should evolve under this mechanism. Using a classic adaptive dynamics model, we first highlight the existence of a paradox. When individuals compete to be chosen by others, their level of investment in cooperation evolves towards… 
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