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The ordinary differential equation which transformes the game theoretical model of Maynard-Smith into a dynamical system is discussed and some important theorems and applications to symmetric contests in animal societies are presented.
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This work has been supported financially by the Austrian “Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung” Project Nr. 3502
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Schuster, P., Sigmund, K., Hofbauer, J. et al. Selfregulation of behaviour in animal societies. Biol. Cybernetics 40, 1–8 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00326675
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