Evolutionary Game Theory, Natural Selection, and Darwinian Dynamics
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'It's complicated, but it's where biology is at, and Vincent and Brown clarify the issues wonderfully.' Biologist
' ... even-handedness, together with its peerless reasoning, helps this book stand out in a crowded field ... masterly book. ... time and again, Shanahan convinces us that Darwin's approach was relentlessly reconciliatory, pluralistic, and non dogmatic ... Because it is equally ardent and articulate, Shanahan own relentlessly moderate voice is likely to survive the fashionable Sturn und Drang.' Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
Book Description
All of life is a game and evolution by natural selection is no exception. The evolutionary game theory developed in this book provides the tools necessary for understanding many of nature's mysteries, including co-evolution, speciation, extinction and the major biological questions regarding fit of form and function, diversity, procession, and the distribution and abundance of life. Mathematics for the evolutionary game are developed based on Darwin's postulates leading to the concept of a fitness generating function (G-function). G-function is a tool that simplifies notation and plays an important role developing Darwinian dynamics that drive natural selection. Natural selection may result in special outcomes such as the evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS). An ESS maximum principle is formulated and its graphical representation as an adaptive landscape illuminates concepts such as adaptation, Fisher's Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection, and the nature of life's evolutionary game.
Evolutionary Game Theory, Natural Selection, and Darwinian Dynamics
Evolutionary Game Theory, Natural Selection, and Darwinian Dynamics,Thomas L. Vincent,Joel S. Brown,Cambridge University Press,0521841704,Applied,Evolution,Game Theory,Life Sciences - Evolution,Mathematical models,Mathematics,Natural selection,Science,Science/Mathematics,Science / Biology
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