860
edits
Origin of Cooperators and Defectors: Difference between revisions
From EvoLudo
Origin of Cooperators and Defectors (view source)
Revision as of 15:00, 12 October 2023
, 12 October 2023no edit summary
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
Even though the Snowdrift game has received relatively little attention in the literature it appears to be highly relevant in many biologically scenarios: Consider for example ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' a single-celled yeast species. The yeast cells secrete an enzyme which 'digests' their immediate surroundings (invertase hydrolyzes sucrose) and turns it into a food resource. Since this food resource is commonly available, it represents a public good that can be easily exploited by defectors that produce little or no enzyme (but rather reproduce faster). However, if no one produces the enzyme, everybody will die of starvation. Therefore, the costs and benefits of cooperative investments crucially depend on the present environment. | Even though the Snowdrift game has received relatively little attention in the literature it appears to be highly relevant in many biologically scenarios: Consider for example ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' a single-celled yeast species. The yeast cells secrete an enzyme which 'digests' their immediate surroundings (invertase hydrolyzes sucrose) and turns it into a food resource. Since this food resource is commonly available, it represents a public good that can be easily exploited by defectors that produce little or no enzyme (but rather reproduce faster). However, if no one produces the enzyme, everybody will die of starvation. Therefore, the costs and benefits of cooperative investments crucially depend on the present environment. | ||
''This tutorial complements a series of [[#References|research articles]] by Michael Doebeli, Timothy Killingback & [ | ''This tutorial complements a series of [[#References|research articles]] by Michael Doebeli, Timothy Killingback & [https://www.math.ubc.ca/~hauert/ Christoph Hauert]'' | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
| Line 100: | Line 100: | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
# Killingback, T., [ | # Killingback, T., [https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~Edoebeli/ Doebeli, M.] & [https://www.math.ubc.ca/~hauert/ Hauert, C.] (2010) Cooperation and Defection in the Tragedy of the Commons, Biological Theory 5, 3-6 [https://dx.doi.org/10.1162/BIOT_a_00019 doi: 10.1162/BIOT_a_00019]. | ||
# [ | # [https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/%7Edoebeli/ Doebeli, M.], [https://www.math.ubc.ca/~hauert/ Hauert, C.] & Killingback, T. (2004) The evolutionary origin of cooperators and defectors, [https://www.sciencemag.org ''Science''] '''306''', 859-862 [https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1101456 doi: 10.1126/science.1101456]. | ||
=== Press & News === | === Press & News === | ||
# [ | # [https://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20050115/fob2ref.asp ''When Laziness Pays: Math explains how cooperation and cheating evolve''] (2005) [https://www.sciencenews.org/ ScienceNews] '''167''' (3) 35 by Erika Klarreich (January 15). | ||
# ''Egoismo e altruismo, sempre in equilibrio'' (2004) [ | # ''Egoismo e altruismo, sempre in equilibrio'' (2004) [https://www.corriere.it/ Il Corriere della Sera] (October 31) by Massimo Piattelli Palmarini.<br />''This article'' 'Egoism and altruism, always in equilibrium' ''appeared in an Italian national newspaper.'' | ||
# ''[ | # ''[https://www.welt.de/data/2004/11/22/363793.html Warum einige immer abräumen und andere ständig draufzahlen] ''(2004) [https://www.welt.de Die Welt] (November 22) by Ranty Islam.<br />''This article'' 'Why some always scoop the market and others persistently overpay' ''appeared in a German national newspaper.'' | ||
== Acknowledgements == | == Acknowledgements == | ||
These fascinating research results would have never been achieved without the inspiring discussions and advice from Michael Doebeli and Timothy Killingback. The evolutionary origin of this collection of tutorials lies in Karl Sigmund's encouragement, scientific inspiration and advice. To conquer the tricky subtleties of Java the patience and competence of Urs Bill was invaluable. Financial support of the [ | These fascinating research results would have never been achieved without the inspiring discussions and advice from Michael Doebeli and Timothy Killingback. The evolutionary origin of this collection of tutorials lies in Karl Sigmund's encouragement, scientific inspiration and advice. To conquer the tricky subtleties of Java the patience and competence of Urs Bill was invaluable. Financial support of the [https://www.snf.ch Swiss National Science Foundation] is gratefully acknowledged. | ||
[[Category:Tutorial]] | [[Category:Tutorial]] | ||
