EVOLUTIONARY GAMES IN WRIGHT'S ISLAND MODEL: KIN SELECTION MEETS EVOLUTIONARY GAME THEORY |
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Authors: | Hisashi Ohtsuki |
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Affiliation: | 1. PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4‐1‐8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332‐0012, Japan;2. Department of Value and Decision Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2‐12‐1‐W9‐35 O‐okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152‐8552, Japan;3. E‐mail: ohtsuki.h.aa@m.titech.ac.jp |
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Abstract: | This article studies evolutionary game dynamics in Wright's infinite island model. I study a general n×n matrix game and derive a basic equation that describes the change in frequency of strategies. A close observation of this equation reveals that three distinct effects are at work: direct benefit to a focal individual, kin‐selected indirect benefit to the focal individual via its relatives, and the cost caused by increased kin competition in the focal individual's natal deme. Crucial parameters are the coefficient of relatedness between two individuals and its analogue for three individuals. I provide a number of examples and show when the traditional inclusive fitness measure is recovered and when not. Results demonstrate how evolutionary game theory fits into the framework of kin selection. |
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Keywords: | Coefficient of relatedness identity by descent inclusive fitness matrix game spatial structure |
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