Evolution and the Theory of Games
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Evolution and the Theory of Games is a seminal 1982 book by John Maynard Smith that applies game theory to evolutionary biology, introducing concepts such as evolutionarily stable strategies to explain animal behavior and the evolution of cooperation and conflict.
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Target entity: Evolution and the Theory of Games Context triple: [John Maynard Smith, notableWork, Evolution and the Theory of Games]
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The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory is a comprehensive 2002 book by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould that synthesizes and expands modern evolutionary theory, emphasizing concepts such as punctuated equilibrium and hierarchical selection.
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Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
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Evolution in Mendelian Populations
"Evolution in Mendelian Populations" is a foundational 1931 paper by Sewall Wright that introduced key concepts of population genetics, including genetic drift, inbreeding, and the shifting balance theory of evolution.
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The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour
The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour is William D. Hamilton’s landmark 1964 paper that founded modern kin selection theory and transformed the study of social evolution in biology.
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The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution
"The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution" is a landmark 1932 paper by geneticist Sewall Wright that helped establish the theoretical foundations of population genetics and modern evolutionary theory.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evolution and the Theory of Games Target entity description: Evolution and the Theory of Games is a seminal 1982 book by John Maynard Smith that applies game theory to evolutionary biology, introducing concepts such as evolutionarily stable strategies to explain animal behavior and the evolution of cooperation and conflict.
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A.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory is a comprehensive 2002 book by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould that synthesizes and expands modern evolutionary theory, emphasizing concepts such as punctuated equilibrium and hierarchical selection.
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B.
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
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C.
Evolution in Mendelian Populations
"Evolution in Mendelian Populations" is a foundational 1931 paper by Sewall Wright that introduced key concepts of population genetics, including genetic drift, inbreeding, and the shifting balance theory of evolution.
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D.
The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour
The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour is William D. Hamilton’s landmark 1964 paper that founded modern kin selection theory and transformed the study of social evolution in biology.
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E.
The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution
"The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution" is a landmark 1932 paper by geneticist Sewall Wright that helped establish the theoretical foundations of population genetics and modern evolutionary theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scientific monograph ⓘ |
| appliesTheory |
Nash equilibrium
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game theory ⓘ |
| appliesTo | evolution by natural selection ⓘ |
| author | John Maynard Smith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes | evolutionarily stable strategy ⓘ |
| discusses |
animal behavior
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evolution of conflict ⓘ evolution of cooperation ⓘ frequency-dependent selection ⓘ strategies in animal contests ⓘ |
| field |
biology
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mathematics ⓘ population genetics ⓘ theoretical biology ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession |
evolutionary biologist
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geneticist ⓘ theoretical biologist ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
evolutionarily stable strategy
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hawk-dove game ⓘ kin selection modeling ⓘ mixed strategies in evolution ⓘ parent-offspring conflict ⓘ payoff matrix in biology ⓘ sex ratio evolution ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of evolutionary game theory
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models of animal conflict ⓘ theoretical ecology ⓘ |
| introducesConcept | evolutionarily stable strategy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
evolutionary biology
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evolutionary game theory ⓘ game theory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
formalizing the concept of evolutionarily stable strategy
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popularizing evolutionary game theory in biology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
evolutionary biology education
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graduate courses in theoretical biology ⓘ |
| writtenBy | John Maynard Smith ⓘ |
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