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Game dynamics in mendelian populations

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A game theoretical model for the evolution of strategies in animal conflicts is considered, using methods from dynamical systems and population genetics. It is shown that the Hardy-Weinbergequilibrium is readily approached. The differential equation for the gene frequencies is more complicated than that which has been studied previously in the corresponding asexual case.

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  1. Institut für Mathematik, der Universität, Wien, Austria

    Josef Hofbauer, Peter Schuster & Karl Sigmund

  2. Institut für Theoretische Chemie und Strahlenchemie, der Universität, Wien, Austria

    Josef Hofbauer, Peter Schuster & Karl Sigmund

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  1. Josef Hofbauer
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This work has been supported financially by the Austrian Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Projekt No. 3502

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Hofbauer, J., Schuster, P. & Sigmund, K. Game dynamics in mendelian populations. Biol. Cybern. 43, 51–57 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00337287

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