Broad definitions of enforcement are unhelpful for understanding evolutionary mechanisms of cooperation

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¹ Division of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Hinterkappelen, Switzerland. sacha.engelhardt@iee.unibe.ch.
² Division of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Hinterkappelen, Switzerland.

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Sacha C Engelhardt et al. Nat Ecol Evol. 2020 Mar.

. 2020 Mar;4(3):322.

doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-1088-7. Epub 2020 Feb 10.

¹ Division of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Hinterkappelen, Switzerland. sacha.engelhardt@iee.unibe.ch.
² Division of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Hinterkappelen, Switzerland.

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Ågren JA, Davies NG, Foster KR. Ågren JA, et al. Nat Ecol Evol. 2020 Mar;4(3):323. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1112-y. Epub 2020 Feb 10. Nat Ecol Evol. 2020. PMID: 32042118 No abstract available.

Enforcement is central to the evolution of cooperation.
Ågren JA, Davies NG, Foster KR. Ågren JA, et al. Nat Ecol Evol. 2019 Jul;3(7):1018-1029. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0907-1. Epub 2019 Jun 28. Nat Ecol Evol. 2019. PMID: 31239554 Review.

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