TY - JOUR
T1 - Statistical decision theory and evolution
AU - Maloney, Laurence T.
N1 - Funding Information:
Preparation of this article was funded in part by Grant EY08266 from the National Institute of Health and by grant RG0109/1999-B from the Human Frontiers Science Program.
PY - 2003/11
Y1 - 2003/11
N2 - Two recent articles by Geisler and Diehl use Bayesian statistical decision theory to model the co-evolution of predator and prey in a simple, game-like environment. The prey is characterized by its coloration. The predator is characterized by the chromatic sensitivity of its visual system and its willingness to attack. The authors demonstrate how the coloration of prey and the perceptual system of the predator co-evolve, converging to a Nash equilibrium for both species.
AB - Two recent articles by Geisler and Diehl use Bayesian statistical decision theory to model the co-evolution of predator and prey in a simple, game-like environment. The prey is characterized by its coloration. The predator is characterized by the chromatic sensitivity of its visual system and its willingness to attack. The authors demonstrate how the coloration of prey and the perceptual system of the predator co-evolve, converging to a Nash equilibrium for both species.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tics.2003.09.004
DO - 10.1016/j.tics.2003.09.004
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 14585438
AN - SCOPUS:0142247200
VL - 7
SP - 473
EP - 475
JO - Trends in Cognitive Sciences
JF - Trends in Cognitive Sciences
SN - 1364-6613
IS - 11
ER -