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Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary game theory
  • Ecological dynamics
  • Behavioral economics

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  • Eco-evolutionary games model strategy-environment feedback.
  • Previous models showed oscillations, including the oscillating tragedy of commons.
  • Canonical models lack committed cooperative agents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Extend replicator-environment models with zealous cooperators.
  • Analyze stability of new equilibrium states.
  • Investigate the impact of zealots on system dynamics and oscillations.

Main Methods:

  • Analytical derivation of stability conditions for four equilibrium states.
  • Mathematical analysis of bifurcations induced by zealot density.
  • Numerical simulations to explore environmental enhancement effects.

Main Results:

  • Zealots suppress oscillatory behavior in eco-evolutionary dynamics.
  • Increasing zealot density leads to bifurcations towards full cooperation.
  • Environmental enhancement amplifies zealot stabilization effects.

Conclusions:

  • Committed cooperators act as a stabilizing mechanism.
  • Zealots can eliminate the oscillating tragedy of commons.
  • The model sustains long-term cooperation and favorable environmental outcomes.