Generalization Increases the Adaptive Value of Mate Choice Copying When Immediate Copying Is Costly
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Models
2.1. Original Model
2.2. Extension 1: Generalization
2.3. Extension 2: Costs to Immediate Copying
2.4. Extension 3: Incorporating Both Extensions
3. Discussion
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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When Paired with: | |||
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Chooser | Copier | ||
Payoff to: | Chooser | W + f − k | W + f − k |
Copier | W + f | W |
When Paired with: | |||||
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Chooser | Copier | ||||
Immediate | Future | Immediate | Future | ||
Payoff to: | Chooser | W + f − k | W + f − k | W + f − k | W + f − k |
Copier | W + f | m (W + f) + (1 − m) W | W | W |
When Paired with: | |||
---|---|---|---|
Chooser | Copier | ||
Payoff to: | Chooser | W + f − k | W + f − k |
Copier | W + f − c | W − c |
When Paired with: | |||||
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Chooser | Copier | ||||
Immediate | Future | Immediate | Future | ||
Payoff to: | Chooser | W + f − k | W + f − k | W + f − k | W + f − k |
Copier | W + f − c | m (W + f) + (1 − m) W | W − c | W |
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Kushnick, G. Generalization Increases the Adaptive Value of Mate Choice Copying When Immediate Copying Is Costly. Humans 2024, 4, 340-350. https://doi.org/10.3390/humans4040022
Kushnick G. Generalization Increases the Adaptive Value of Mate Choice Copying When Immediate Copying Is Costly. Humans. 2024; 4(4):340-350. https://doi.org/10.3390/humans4040022
Chicago/Turabian StyleKushnick, Geoff. 2024. "Generalization Increases the Adaptive Value of Mate Choice Copying When Immediate Copying Is Costly" Humans 4, no. 4: 340-350. https://doi.org/10.3390/humans4040022
APA StyleKushnick, G. (2024). Generalization Increases the Adaptive Value of Mate Choice Copying When Immediate Copying Is Costly. Humans, 4(4), 340-350. https://doi.org/10.3390/humans4040022