CARRER: Dynamics of Incipient Social Behavior

雅各布，伊丽莎白IBN-9507417 摘要 为了理解社会行为是如何演变的，有必要清楚地了解群体生活和独居对每个人的相对成本和收益。 雅各布博士将对处于社会进化早期阶段的物种进行定量研究，并展示群体和孤独生活。这将使她能够审查影响社会互动模式决策的因素。 根据这些研究的结果，Jakob博士将开发一个动态模型，预测最佳的社会行为。 数学模型是有价值的，因为它们产生严格的，可测试的预测与明确规定的假设。 动态模型是一个很好的工具，用于模拟个人的选择，在这个系统中，因为动态模型包含变量，描述了一个条件，如能量水平或当前位置，可以随着时间的推移而变化，并影响最佳决策。 重要的是，该模型的预测可以在现场进行测试。 雅各布博士还将学生的参与纳入了她的研究计划。

Jakob, Elizabeth IBN-9507417 Abstract In order to understand how social behavior evolves, it is necessary to have a clear understanding of the relative costs and benefits of group and solitary living for each individual. Dr. Jakob will conduct a quantitative study of a species that is at an early stage in social evolution and that exhibits both group and solitary living. This will permit her to examine factors that influence decision-making with regard to patterns of social interaction. Based on the results of these studies, Dr. Jakob will develop a dynamic model that will predict optimal social behavior. Mathematical models are valuable because they generate rigorous, testable predictions with explicitly stated assumptions. A dynamic model is an excellent tool for modeling individual choices in this system because dynamic models incorporate variables which describe a condition, such as energy level or current location, that can change over time and that influences the optimal decision. Importantly, the predictions of this model can then be tested in the field. Dr. Jakob has also integrated the participation of students in her research plan.