![]() ![]() The impact of games on behavioral ecology and ethology, but suggests directions forįuture research. There is no place where one can turn for a large-scale picture which not only reviews Often Maynard Smith's 1982 book, Evolution and the Theory of Games). One, and usually more, articles cite some reference to evolutionary game theory (most Or for that matter The Journal of Theoretical Biology is published in which at least Hardly an issue of such journals as Animal Behaviour, Behavioral Ecology, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (to name a few of the top journals in the field), Outside the field, and this stands as a testament to the influence of ethological game Rare for mathematical terminology created by behavioral ecologists to be adopted "evolutionarily stable strategies" are used by virtually all pundits of behavioral ecology and animal behavior and are among the first concepts taught in graduate classes.įurthermore, the idea of an evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS) has surpassed theīoundaries of ethology and behavioral ecology and can often be heard being utteredīy the likes of political scientists, mathematicians, and psychologists. Of others and that all such effects must be accounted for when examining the evolution of a trait-has had a large enough impact that phrases like "payoff matrix" and However, evolutionary game theory's fundamental principle-that actions taken by one individual have effects on the fitness In terms of its effect on the way animal behaviorists currently approach issues surrounding the evolution of social behavior. The subject of this book, game theory, may rank second to inclusive fitness Which behavioral ecologists and ethologists think about nearly eve ry question theyĪddress. (ethology) and behavioral ecology, the introduction of inclusive fitness models (Hamilton 1963, 1964) may qualify as such a change in that they reshaped the manner in It is always notoriously difficult to identify precisely what constitutes a revolutionaryĬhange within a scientific discipline (Kuhn 1962). Includes bibliographical references and index.ġ. Game theory and animal behavior / edited by Lee Alan Dugatkin and Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means,Įlectronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, No part of this publication may be reproduced, Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University PressĪll rights reserved. Mexico City Nairobi Paris Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto WarsawĬopyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press, Inc.įirst published in 1998 by Oxford University Press, Inc.ġ98 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016įirst issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2000 Istanbul Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madras Madrid Melbourne Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogota Bombay Buenos AiresĬalcutta Cape Town Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong ![]()
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