In plants, investment in height improves access to light, but incurs costs in construction and
maintenance of the stem. Because the benefits of plant height depend on which other height …

Continuous-trait game theory fills the niche of enabling analytically solvable models of the
evolution of biologically realistically complex traits. Game theory provides a mathematical …

Covering the major topics of evolutionary game theory, Game-Theoretical Models in Biology,
Second Edition presents both abstract and practical mathematical models of real biological …

Summary 1 We develop and test a game‐theoretic model for considering the effects of intra‐
and interplant competition on root proliferation and reproductive yield. 2 We predict that if …

A quantitative model of carcinogenesis based on methods from population biology and
game theory demonstrates normal cells in vivo occupy a ridge-shaped maximum in a well …

In recent years, three related methods have been used to model the phenotypic dynamics of
traits under the influence of natural selection. The first is based on an approximation to …

Root competition inhibits root proliferation. All else equal, a plant should invest roots in a
nutrient patch devoid of roots rather than one already occupied by roots. Less clear is how a …

The tragedy of the commons occurs when competition among individual members of a
group leads to overexploitation of a shared resource to the detriment of the overall …

The role and importance of ecological interactions for evolutionary responses to
environmental changes is to large extent unknown. Here it is shown that interspecific …

State‐structured populations are ubiquitous in biology, from the age‐structure of animal
societies to the life cycles of parasitic species. Understanding how this structure contributes …