Pete Hurd's Dissertation: Game Theoretical Perspectives on Conflict and Biological Communication

Abstract

List of Papers

• Introductory Chapter

• Paper I: Hurd PL. Communication in discrete action-response games. (published in Journal of Theoretical Biology 174:217-222.) Download jt950093.pdf[634k]

• Paper II: Hurd PL, Wachtmeister C-A & Enquist M. Darwin's principle of antithesis revisited: a role for perceptual biases in the evolution of intraspecific signals. (Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, series B 259:201-205.) (Download prs259201.pdf[268k])

• Paper III: Hurd PL. Is signalling of fighting ability costlier for weaker individuals? (published in Journal of Theoretical Biology 184:83-88.) Download jt960246.pdf[268k]

• Paper IV: Hurd PL. Cooperative signalling between opponents in fish fights. (published in Animal Behaviour 54:1309-1315.) Download published version jr970479.pdf[150k])

• Paper V: Hurd PL & Enquist M. Conventional signalling in aggressive interactions: the importance of temporal structure. (published in Journal of Theoretical Biology 192:197-211.) (Download published version jt970611.pdf [275k])

• Paper VI: Hurd PL & Enquist M. Threat display in birds. (Published in Canadian Journal of Zoology. 79: 931-942.) (Download published version z01-062.pdf [92k])

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