Evolutionary Game Theory: Fighting and Contests - Lecture 33

Explore the application of economic game theory to evolution and behavior in this 45-minute lecture from Yale University's "Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior" course. Discover how mathematical models can be used to analyze encounters between organisms, revealing insights into fitness payoffs and population strategies. Learn about key concepts like the Hawk-Dove Game and the Prisoner's Dilemma, and examine their relevance to real-world biological examples. Gain a deeper understanding of how simplified game theory models can effectively convey important evolutionary and behavioral principles, despite their limitations in directly applying to complex natural scenarios.