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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 384L - Game Theory, Evolution and Ecology


3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded (includes P/F option)
Not repeatable for credit

Description:
Fundamental concepts of evolutionary game theory and their application in biology. Topics include: the strategy and payoff matrix, the game tree, strategic and extensive form games, symmetric games, Nash equilibria. Evolutionary game theory concepts are discussed for two-strategy games (Prisoner’s Dilemma, Hawk-Dove) and three-strategy games (Rock-Scissors-Paper). Biological examples are studied, such as blood sharing in vampire bats, competition in bacteria, or the evolution of altruistic punishment.

Course Note
BIOL 384L and MATH 384L are the same course.

This course is cross-listed as MATH 384L

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