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Evolution and the Theory of Games

John Maynard Smith
Publisher: 
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 
1982
Number of Pages: 
226
Format: 
Paperback
Price: 
52.00
ISBN: 
978-0521288842
Category: 
Monograph
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The Basic Library List Committee strongly recommends this book for acquisition by undergraduate mathematics libraries.

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1. Introduction; 2. The basic model; 3. The war of attrition; 4. Games with genetic models; 5. Learning the ESS; 6. Mixed strategies-I. A classification of mechanisms; 7. Mixed strategies-II. Examples; 8. Asymmetric games-I. Ownership; 9. Asymmetric games-II. A classification, and some illustrative examples; 10. Asymmetric games-III. Sex and generation games; 11. Life history strategies and the size game; 12. Honesty, bargaining and commitment; 13. The evolution of cooperation; 14. Postscript; Appendices.