Economic agents are not always rational or farsighted and can make decisions according to
simple behavioral rules that vary according to situation and can be studied using the tools of …

Covering the major topics of evolutionary game theory, Game-Theoretical Models in Biology,
Second Edition presents both abstract and practical mathematical models of real biological …

The literature on the evolution of preferences of individuals in strategic interactions is vast
and diverse. We organize the discussion around the following question: Supposing that …

Alone and together, climatic changes, population growth, and economic scarcity create
shared problems that can be tackled effectively through cooperation and coordination …

Cooperative behavior is essential for conflicts between collective and individual benefits,
and evolutionary game theory provides a key framework to solve this problem. Decision …

Leaving the joint enterprise when defection is unveiled is always a viable option to avoid
being exploited. Although loner strategy helps the population not to be trapped into the …

Many groups of animals defend shared resources with coordinated signals. The best-
studied of these signals are the vocal duets produced by mated pairs of birds. Duets are …

The option to leave your current partner in response to his behavior, also known as
conditional dissociation, is a mechanism that has been shown to promote the emergence …

Cooperation in human interactions often involves voluntary participation rather than
obligatory requirements. This paper investigates the impact of voluntary exit strategies on …

In the experimental and theoretical literature on social heuristics, the case has been made
for dual-process cooperation. Empirical evidence is thought to be consistent with the idea …