Game Theory and Animal Behavior

by Lee Alan Dugatkin and Hudson Kern Reeve

Game theory has revolutionized the study of animal behavior. The fundamental principle of evolutionary game theory--that the strategy adopted by one individual depends on the strategies exhibited by others--has proven a powerful tool in uncovering the forces shaping otherwise mysterious behaviors. In this volume, the first since 1982 devoted to evolutionary game theory, leading researchers describe applications of the theory to diverse types of behavior,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195096924
• ISBN13: 9780195096927
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"