Optimality models in behavioral biology

JM McNamara; AI Houston; EJ Collins

doi:10.1137/S0036144500385263

Optimality models in behavioral biology

JM McNamara
, AI Houston
, EJ Collins

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Abstract

The action of natural selection results in organisms that are good at surviving and reproducing. We show how this intuitive idea can be given a formal definition in terms of fitness and reproductive value. An optimal strategy maximizes fitness, and reproductive value provides a common currency for comparing different actions. We provide a broad review of models and methods that have been used in this area, stressing the conceptual issues and exposing the logic of evolutionary explanations.

Translated title of the contribution	Optimality models in behavioral biology
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	413 - 466
Number of pages	54
Journal	SIAM Review
Volume	43 (3)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1137/S0036144500385263
Publication status	Published - Sept 2001

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