Games of Life: Explorations in Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour
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Games of Life: Explorations in Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour is a book by mathematician Karl Sigmund that uses game theory to explore and explain key processes in ecology, evolution, and animal behavior.
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Target entity: Games of Life: Explorations in Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour Context triple: [Karl Sigmund, notableWork, Games of Life: Explorations in Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour]
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Target entity: Games of Life: Explorations in Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour Target entity description: Games of Life: Explorations in Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour is a book by mathematician Karl Sigmund that uses game theory to explore and explain key processes in ecology, evolution, and animal behavior.
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A.
Evolution and the Theory of Games
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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B.
The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behaviour
The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behaviour is a landmark 1990 BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the complex behaviors and life cycles of animals in the wild.
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C.
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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D.
The Serengeti Rules
The Serengeti Rules is a popular science book by biologist Sean B. Carroll that explores the fundamental ecological principles governing how populations and ecosystems are regulated, using vivid case studies from the natural world.
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E.
Essays of a Biologist
Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
competition in ecological systems
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evolution of cooperation ⓘ mathematical models in biology ⓘ natural selection ⓘ population dynamics ⓘ social behaviour in animals ⓘ strategies in animal behaviour ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain key processes in animal behaviour
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explain key processes in ecology ⓘ explain key processes in evolution ⓘ |
| author | Karl Sigmund ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| describes |
games between individuals in populations
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strategic interactions among organisms ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
mathematical biology
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theoretical biology ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasForm |
printed book
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textbook-style exposition ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
evolutionary perspective on behaviour
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mathematical approach to biological phenomena ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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researchers interested in game theory ⓘ students of biology ⓘ students of mathematics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
animal behaviour
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ecology ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ evolutionary game theory ⓘ game theory ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
evolutionary game theory literature
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mathematical ecology literature ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Hawk–Dove game
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Nash equilibrium ⓘ Prisoner’s Dilemma ⓘ cooperation and conflict ⓘ coordination games ⓘ evolutionarily stable strategy ⓘ payoff matrix ⓘ replicator dynamics ⓘ |
| writtenBy | mathematician ⓘ |
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