Evolutionary dynamics have been traditionally studied on homogeneously mixed and infinitely large populations. However, real populations are finite and characterised by complex interactions among individuals. Recent studies have shown that the outcome of the evolutionary process might be significantly affected by the population structure. Although an analytic investigation of the process is pos...

A evolutionary game is introduced which explicitly models states and actions in the strategies of the organisms of the evolving population. The game principally features actions that result in demographic flow between states that may not conserve organism numbers. The game’s formalism is expounded and the nature of the game’s equilibrium is discussed. This discussion leads to an algorithm for n...

Tomonori Morikawa, James E. Hanley, and John Orbell have argued that natural selection leads populations who play Hawk-Dove, a game-theoretic stylization of confrontation, to develop the capacity for various ''orders of recognition.'' Such an argument requires a model linking game play to the presence or absence of various cognitive mechanisms. Morikawa and colleagues present such a model but, ...

The current study tests whether propositions set forth in an evolutionary model of temperament (Korte, Koolhaas, Wingfield, & McEwen, 2005) may enhance our understanding of children's differential susceptibility to unsupportive and harsh caregiving practices. Guided by this model, we examined whether children's behavioral strategies for coping with threat and challenge cohered into 2 broad, phe...

This paper presents a new selection method for Genetic Algorithms based upon the concepts of the Evolutionary Game Theory, enabling individuals to compete for available resources. Hence they have the possibility to alter their adaptability and as an effect, assume an influential role on the generation of offspring. The results of some simulations of this technique are presented and compared wit...

In the era of experience economy, how best to deliver memorable and exciting customer experiences has become a key issue for service providers, and customers can involve themselves in service experience delivery by actively deciding appropriate services rather than passively accepting existing ones. However, service providers frequently consider profit and cost first despite knowing that high-q...

This paper suggests that the analysis of Schumpeterian competitionwithin the Nelson--Winter model should be complemented with evolutionary game theory. This model and its limitations for density-dependent Schumpeterian strategies are presented in terms of the equations of evolutionary dynamics. Formulated as evolutionary games, the set of strategies can easily be extended from innovators and im...

The notion of a game seems to conjure up a vision of light-hearted contestants engaged in the pleasant pursuit of recreation. While some human games have this quality, animal contests do not. Often, combatants inflict severe injury. Certainly in contests between countries, war is a less desirable form of “conflict resolution”, compared to the more peaceful solution of diplomacy. Are there analo...