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Solving the complementarity dilemma: evolving strategies for simultaneous hermaphroditism

P H Crowley1, T Cottrell, T Garcia

  • 1T. H. Morgan School of Biological Sciences and Center for Ecology, Evolution & Behavior, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA.

Journal of Theoretical Biology
|November 6, 1998
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Complementarity strategies evolve in a game theory model, mirroring sexual reproduction. These strategies, particularly simultaneous hermaphroditism, require a cost for the female role to predominate.

Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary game theory
  • Evolutionary biology
  • Reproductive strategies

Background:

  • The study introduces a novel game theory model, the complementarity dilemma.
  • This dilemma models scenarios where cooperation yields the highest payoffs when players choose different strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the evolutionary dynamics and strategy structures in an iterated complementarity dilemma.
  • To connect these evolutionary outcomes to the development of sexual reproduction, specifically simultaneous hermaphroditism.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the EvA classifier to analyze evolutionary dynamics.
  • Simulated an iterated version of the complementarity dilemma game.
  • Compared evolved strategies to known reproductive strategies.

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Main Results:

  • Complementarity strategies consistently emerged across various conditions.
  • Strategies resembling simultaneous hermaphroditism became dominant only when a significant cost was associated with the female role.
  • This cost is comparable to fecundity reduction in sexual reproduction.

Conclusions:

  • Complementarity is a robust evolutionary outcome in the studied game.
  • The evolution of simultaneous hermaphroditism is contingent upon specific costs related to reproductive roles.
  • The model provides insights into the evolutionary pressures shaping sexual reproduction.