Games of Life: Explorations in Ecology, Evolution And Behaviour (Penguin science) - Softcover

Sigmund, Karl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140242090 ISBN 13: 9780140242096

Publisher: Penguin, 1995

Synopsis

Takes an engaging journey through some of the most intriguing and fascinating areas of current biology, focusing on the application of game theory and mathematical modelling to our understanding of evolution, sex, animal behaviour and aggression.

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Review

'Karl Sigmund's Games of Life is a beautifully written and, considering its relative brevity, amazingly comprehensive survey of past and current thinking in "mathematical" evolution. Just as games (at least, the human variety) are supposed to be fun, so too is Games of Life - the witty section headings, the relaxed style and the clarity of the explanations make the book as enjoyable to read as a Marx Brothers film (to which there is a reference in the book) is to watch.'Times Higher Education Supplement

'I would place Sigmund's book somehwere between good and excellent ... The informal style of the book is brilliant ... the book is a success.'A. Kondrashov, Cornell University, TREE, vol. 9, no. 3, 1994

'an excellent introduction to what theoretical bioliogists get up to in trying to understand evolutionary and ecological ideas'Andrew Pomiankowski, University College, London, Nature, Vol. 370, 1994

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140242090
• ISBN 13: 9780140242096
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256