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Evolution of cannibalism in an age-structured population

✍ Scribed by Jon Reed; Nils C. Stenseth

Publisher
Springer
Year
1984
Tongue
English
Weight
320 KB
Volume
46
Category
Article
ISSN
1522-9602

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✦ Synopsis

One of Bobisud's models for the evolution of cannibalism is reanalyzed by applying the method of finding evolutionarily stable strategies (or ESS's). It is demonstrated that 'no cannibalism' never will be an ESS if the initial rate of cannibalism is too large. It is further demonstrated that individual selection may even result in the evolution of cannibalism during food abundance. Some empirical case studies are briefly discussed in relation to this model.

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