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Kinship can hinder cooperation in heterogeneous populations
Boyu Zhang, Yali Dong, Cheng-Zhong Qin +1
Kin selection and direct reciprocity are two most basic mechanisms for promoting cooperation in human society. Generalizing the standard models of the multi-player Prisoner's Dilem…
Dynamics of alliance formation and the egalitarian revolution
Sergey Gavrilets, Edgar A. Duenez-Guzman, Michael D. Vose
Arguably the most influential force in human history is the formation of social coalitions and alliances (i.e., long-lasting coalitions) and their impact on individual power. In mo…
Percolation on fitness landscapes: effects of correlation, phenotype, and incompatibilities
Janko Gravner, Damien Pitman, Sergey Gavrilets
We study how correlations in the random fitness assignment may affect the structure of fitness landscapes. We consider three classes of fitness models. The first is a continuous ph…
The dynamics of Machiavellian intelligence
Sergey Gavrilets, Aaron Vose
The "Machiavellian intelligence" hypothesis (or the "social brain" hypothesis) posits that large brains and distinctive cognitive abilities of humans have evolved via intense socia…
Waiting time to (and duration of) parapatric speciation
Sergey Gavrilets
Using a weak migration and weak mutation approximation, I study the average waiting time to and the average duration of parapatric speciation. The description of reproductive isola…
Dynamics of clade diversification on the morphological hypercube
Sergey Gavrilets
Understanding the relationship between taxonomic and morphological changes is important in identifying the reasons for accelerated morphological diversification early in the histor…