Evolutionary Game Theory

A topic within Evolutionary Biology, itself one of 14 topics in that field and part of Biology.

Reading on Evolutionary Game Theory

2 works

Paper2006

Five Rules for the Evolution of Cooperation

Martin A. Nowak

Sets out five distinct mechanisms - kin selection, direct and indirect reciprocity, network reciprocity and group selection - by which cooperation can be favoured despite its cost to the cooperator.

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Biology · Evolutionary Biology

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Paper1973

The Logic of Animal Conflict

John Maynard Smith & George R. Price

Shows why animal contests are usually settled by ritual display rather than lethal force, by defining an evolutionarily stable strategy that cannot be invaded once it is common.

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Biology · Evolutionary Biology

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Reading on Evolutionary Game Theory

Five Rules for the Evolution of Cooperation

The Logic of Animal Conflict

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