Evolutionary Dynamics: Exploring the Equations of LifeAt a time of unprecedented expansion in the life sciences, evolution is the one theory that transcends all of biology. Any observation of a living system must ultimately be interpreted in the context of its evolution. Evolutionary change is the consequence of mutation and natural selection, which are two concepts that can be described by mathematical equations. Evolutionary Dynamics is concerned with these equations of life. In this book, Martin A. Nowak draws on the languages of biology and mathematics to outline the mathematical principles according to which life evolves. His work introduces readers to the powerful yet simple laws that govern the evolution of living systems, no matter how complicated they might seem. |
Contents
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What Evolution Is | 9 |
Fitness Landscapes and Sequence Spaces | 27 |
Evolutionary Games | 45 |
Prisoners of the Dilemma | 71 |
Finite Populations | 93 |
Games in Finite Populations | 107 |
Evolutionary Graph Theory | 123 |
HIV Infection | 167 |
Evolution of Virulence | 189 |
Evolutionary Dynamics of Cancer | 209 |
Language Evolution | 249 |
Conclusion | 287 |
Further Reading | 295 |
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