Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
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This cluster of papers explores the evolution of cooperation, altruism, and social behavior in various systems, including human societies, microbial communities, and religious groups. It investigates the role of evolutionary games, social networks, indirect reciprocity, and cultural evolution in shaping cooperative behaviors and examines the dynamics of public goods games and the emergence of altruistic punishment. Additionally, it delves into the interplay between genetic and cultural factors in promoting prosocial behaviors.
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evolutionary game theory; evolution of cooperation; prisoner's dilemma; kin selection; social dilemmas; evolutionarily stable strategy; public goods game; iterated prisoner's dilemma; replicator dynamics; evolutionary stability; group selection; inclusive fitness; indirect reciprocity; structured populations; emergence of cooperation; reciprocal altruism; tit-for-tat; snowdrift game; human cooperation; defectors; spatial prisoner's dilemma; Hamilton's rule; hawk-dove game; fixation probability; multilevel selection
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Morton address: 36244888851580946 · morton4x16-v1
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