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100 1  Sigmund, Karl,|d1945-|eauthor. 
245 10 Games of Life :|bExplorations in Ecology, Evolution and 
       Behavior /|cKarl Sigmund. 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bDover 
       Publications,|c[2017] 
264  4 |c©2017 
300    1 online resource (272 pages) 
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506    Access limited to subscribing institutions. 
520    A book accessible to all readers, whatever their level of 
       numeracy ... an excellent introduction to what theoretical
       biologists get up to in trying to understand evolutionary 
       and ecological ideas. ― Nature Why are there only two 
       sexes? Why do stags restrain their aggression in the 
       middle of a fight? Can it ever pay to be nice in a world 
       of selfish individualists? The answers, according to this 
       informative and enjoyable volume, can often be found in 
       games like hide and seek, poker, and the prisoner's 
       dilemma. Author Karl Sigmund applies the ideas and methods
       of game theory and mathematical modeling to evolution, sex,
       animal behavior, and aggression in Games of Life, which 
       was included in Ian Stewart's "Top 10 Popular Mathematics 
       Books" in the Guardian (1/18/2012). Starting with 
       artificial life and self-replicating machines, the book 
       examines pursuit games between predators and prey and 
       draws parallels between games of chance and the randomness
       of molecular evolution. Other topics include the bizarre 
       double games played by chromosomes and applications of 
       game theory to animal behavior. Key topics appear at the 
       start of each chapter, and endnotes provide references for
       readers wishing to seek out further information. This 
       playful approach to understanding evolution and its 
       central issues of sex, survival, conflict, and cooperation
       offers a captivating modern perspective on matters of life
       and death. 
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Game theory. 
650  0 Life (Biology)|xComputer simulation. 
650  0 Life (Biology)|xSimulation games. 
650  7 SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology.|2bisacsh 
655  0 Electronic books. 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aSigmund, Karl, 1945-.|tGames of life.
       |dMineola, New York : Dover Publications, 2017.
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