The evolution of assortment with multiple simultaneous games
The evolution of assortment with multiple simultaneous games
Current theories of social evolution predict the direction of selection for a given level of assortment. What remains unclear is how to determine the direction of selection on assortment itself if this were subject to evolutionary change. Here we define and analyse a simple model that allows us to investigate the evolution of assortment. We find that there is only a positive selection gradient for increased assortment if the population is polymorphic in the cooperative trait. We further show that if the individuals in question engage in multiple cooperative dilemmas simultaneously then there may be a continued selection on increased assortment which is ultimately
sufficient to resolve severe dilemmas such as the prisoner’s dilemma.
Tudge, Simon
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Brede, Markus
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Watson, Richard
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July 2015
Tudge, Simon
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Brede, Markus
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Watson, Richard
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Tudge, Simon, Brede, Markus and Watson, Richard
(2015)
The evolution of assortment with multiple simultaneous games.
The European Conference on Artificial Life 2015, York, United Kingdom.
20 - 24 Jul 2015.
7 pp
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Current theories of social evolution predict the direction of selection for a given level of assortment. What remains unclear is how to determine the direction of selection on assortment itself if this were subject to evolutionary change. Here we define and analyse a simple model that allows us to investigate the evolution of assortment. We find that there is only a positive selection gradient for increased assortment if the population is polymorphic in the cooperative trait. We further show that if the individuals in question engage in multiple cooperative dilemmas simultaneously then there may be a continued selection on increased assortment which is ultimately
sufficient to resolve severe dilemmas such as the prisoner’s dilemma.
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Published date: July 2015
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The European Conference on Artificial Life 2015, York, United Kingdom, 2015-07-20 - 2015-07-24
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Agents, Interactions & Complexity
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/384980
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Richard Watson
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