Growth, competition and cooperation in spatial population genetics

Growth, competition and cooperation in spatial population genetics.

We study an individual based model describing competition in space between two different alleles. Although the model is similar in spirit to classic models of spatial population genetics such as the stepping stone model, here however space is continuous and the total density of competing individuals fluctuates due to demographic stochasticity. By means of analytics and numerical simulations, we...

Cooperation Competition Running head: A THEORY OF COOPERATION - COMPETITION A Theory of Cooperation - Competition and Beyond

This chapter is concerned with my interrelated theoretical work in the areas of cooperation competition, conflict resolution, social justice, and social relations. The theory of cooperation competition is a component of the other theories. Thus, the theory of conflict resolution is based on this theory and my Crude Law of Social Relations. My work in social justice is also based on this theory,...

Competition and Cooperation

Cooperation and competition.

Some time ago, in the garden of a friend’s house, my 5-year-old son and his chum were struggling over possession of a water hose. (They were in conflict.) Each wanted to use it first to water the garden. (They had a competitive orientation.) Each was trying to tug it away from the other and both were crying. Each was very frustrated, and neither was able to use the hose to sprinkle the flowers ...

Cooperation, Competition and Social Marketing Cooperation, Competition and Social Marketing -1- the Growth of Social Marketing Organizations

INTRODUCTION As this year's ISM conference has made clear, alliances between social and commercial marketers – such as CARE's links with Starbucks Coffee, and the Nature Conservancy's work with Georgia-Pacific – have captured the attention and imagination of our field. This is both good and necessary, since such partnerships have the potential to deliver previously unexploited synergies and a w...