This dissertation by Corina Elena Tarnita, presented to the Department of Mathematics at Harvard University in June 2009, explores evolutionary dynamics in structured populations. It discusses how evolutionary game theory can be applied to understand interactions in ecosystems, host-parasite dynamics, and human social behavior. The work introduces set-structured populations, where the population structure is a result of evolutionary dynamics, and provides mathematical approaches to study these dynamics. The dissertation also examines strategy selection in structured populations and the conditions under which cooperation can evolve.
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