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Zhaojin Xu1, Haizhao Zhi, Lianzhong Zhang
1School of Science, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China.
Abstract:
By incorporating ecological dynamics into evolutionary games, we introduce natural and unnatural death to the spatial prisoner's dilemma game in which individuals can play mixed strategies. This introduction can give a simple explanation for the emergence and abundance of cooperation in animal and human societies. We found that individuals are more likely to cooperate in a highly competitive environment. In addition, our simulation results suggest that the individuals would tend to cooperate when the temptation to defect is small.
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