Chapter 9 Outline
Overview
Biological Economics
- Merging two disciplines
- Individual versus evolutionary economics
Evolutionary Models with Minimal Genetics
- Simple optimality models
- Evolutionary game theoretic models
- Adaptive dynamics models
Genetic Complications
- Genetic concepts
Evolutionary Models with Added Genetics
- Quantitative genetics
- Extended quantitative genetics
- Extended adaptive dynamics
- The Price equation
- Comparing evolutionary modeling techniques
Evolutionary Currencies
- Measures of relative individual fitness
- Measures of relative inclusive fitness
Optimal Live History Economics
- Trade-offs and optimization in evolutionary economics
- Life history trade-offs
Optimal Signaling Economics
- Signals and physiological reserves
- Signals and physical integrity
- Signals and brains