A general technique for computing evolutionarily stable strategies based on errors in decision-making

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-225

  McNamara, John M ^a   Webb, James N ^a   Collins, E J ^a   Székely, Tamás ^a   Houston, Alasdair I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; MODELLING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; DECISION MAKING; ERROR; EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIPITRINAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031582972     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0511     Document Type: Article

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