EVOLUTION OF FIGHTING BEHAVIOR - THE EFFECT OF VARIATION IN RESOURCE VALUE
EVOLUTION OF FIGHTING BEHAVIOR - THE EFFECT OF VARIATION IN RESOURCE VALUE
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DOI:
10.1016/s0022-5193(87)80130-3
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发表时间:
1987-07-21
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
LEIMAR, O
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作者:
ENQUIST, M;LEIMAR, O
A number of empirical studies have shown that animals adjust their fighting behaviour when resource value is changed. We apply evolutionary game theory to investigate how variation in resource value influences the evolution of fighting behaviour. Although no completely general predictions can be made concerning the cost of fighting and the probability of victory, for most situations of biological relevance the cost of fighting will increase when resource value increases and the probability of victory for an animal will increase when resource value is increased only to that animal. In order to study the effect of variation in resource value when differences in fighting ability exist and are assessed, sequential assessment games are developed for two situations. In the first situation, contestants do not know each other''s subjective resource value. In the second situation, there is an owner-intruder asymmetry where the owner is better informed about the value of the resource than the intruder. The models give predictions for fight duration, cost, and probability of victory. The predictions are compared with empirical data, and a good qualitative agreement is found.