https://research-explorer.ista.ac.at 2000-01-01T00:00+00:00 1 monthly https://research-explorer.ista.ac.at/record/9402 Schmid, Laura Chatterjee, Krishnendu Hilbe, Christian Nowak, Martin A. 2021 Direct and indirect reciprocity are key mechanisms for the evolution of cooperation. Direct reciprocity means that individuals use their own experience to decide whether to cooperate with another person. Indirect reciprocity means that they also consider the experiences of others. Although these two mechanisms are intertwined, they are typically studied in isolation. Here, we introduce a mathematical framework that allows us to explore both kinds of reciprocity simultaneously. We show that the well-known ‘generous tit-for-tat’ strategy of direct reciprocity has a natural analogue in indirect reciprocity, which we call ‘generous scoring’. Using an equilibrium analysis, we characterize under which conditions either of the two strategies can maintain cooperation. With simulations, we additionally explore which kind of reciprocity evolves when members of a population engage in social learning to adapt to their environment. Our results draw unexpected connections between direct and indirect reciprocity while highlighting important differences regarding their evolvability. https://research-explorer.ista.ac.at/record/9402 https://research-explorer.ista.ac.at/download/9402/14496 eng Springer Nature info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/s41562-021-01114-8 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2397-3374 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000650304000002 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/33986519 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/863818 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/279307 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Schmid L, Chatterjee K, Hilbe C, Nowak MA. A unified framework of direct and indirect reciprocity. <i>Nature Human Behaviour</i>. 2021;5(10):1292–1302. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01114-8">10.1038/s41562-021-01114-8</a> ddc:000 A unified framework of direct and indirect reciprocity info:eu-repo/semantics/article doc-type:article text http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501