Abstract
We introduce the complementarity dilemma, a two-player, binary response game in which the payoffs are highest when the two players respond differently. Using the classifier system EvA, we determine the evolutionary dynamics and structure of strategies that evolve to play an iterated version of this game, and we relate the results to the evolution of major types of sexual reproduction, particularly simultaneous hermaphroditism. We find that complementarity strategies consistently evolve under a broad range of conditions, but that those most consistent with simultaneous hermaphroditism can predominate only when a substantial cost of repeatedly adopting the female role is imposed. The cost is analogous to the fecundity reduction to be expected when a single partner must repeatedly produce the eggs in sexual reproduction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13-26 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Theoretical Biology |
Volume | 195 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 7 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics and Probability
- Modeling and Simulation
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Immunology and Microbiology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Applied Mathematics