Since its origin, evolutionary game theory has dealt with syndromes of behavioral and morphological traits in phenotypic models of adaptive evolution. Sneaky male mating
strategies, for example, require both the lack of masculine ornamentation and special behaviors to avoid fighting with dominant males. Due to an almost obsessive focus on mixed
strategy equilibria, many early attempts to...
No two individuals are alike. Even individuals of the same sex, age, size and social background tend to differ consistently in temperament, motivation, cognition and behaviour. In virtually all species studied, ranging from spiders to sticklebacks and from octopuses to chimpanzees, individuals differ systematically in whole suites of correlated behaviours. For example, one often finds stable...
