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Side Blotch Lizards ( Uta stanburiana ). Game Theory Explains Perplexing Evolutionary Stable Strategy. Erin N. Bodine Math 188: Social Choice & Decision Making 22 – April - 2003. Observations of Morph Frequency and Fitness. Morph Frequency
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Side Blotch Lizards (Uta stanburiana) Game Theory Explains Perplexing Evolutionary Stable Strategy Erin N. Bodine Math 188: Social Choice & Decision Making 22 – April - 2003
Observations of Morph Frequency and Fitness Morph Frequency Sinervo and Lively find a cycle in which morph has the highest frequency. Morph Fitness Sinervo and Lively find that the cycle of morph frequency relates to the fitness of each male type.
Rock-Paper-Scissors Game Matrix for Rock-Paper-Scissors The model of rock-paper-scissors typically used by game theorists. 1 = win 0 = draw -1 = loss for player I Payoffs shown are for player I Let nature randomly pick two side-blotched lizards to inhabit the same territory for mating. Depending on what male morph they are, the lizard with the greater fitness in that territory will play out like a game of rock-paper-scissors.