a valuable book * Andrey Zahariev, zb Math Open *
Advanced textbook for graduate-level students and professional researchers presents the central concepts and modeling approaches in biological game theory, highlighting the connection between concepts and applications, the limitations of current models, and areas for future development. * Journal of Economic Literature (Volume 59, no. 1) *
This is an excellent exposition of game theory as applied in biology, written by two of the leading lights in the field. The book is very well crafted, with illuminating explanations and a nicely balanced use of mathematics. It is intended to be an advanced-level textbook and reference for biological researchers current or future. But it will also intrigue researchers in economics who indulge in interdisciplinarity. Economists will find the style-the use of mathematics, in particular- highly congenial. . . I recommend this book unreservedly * Arthur Robson, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University, Journal of Economic Literature *
There is much to like about this book. From the outset, the models are motivated by biological systems and observations. That is, the authors are using evolutionary theory to answer the question why is nature like that? rather than asserting that this is how nature should be. . . . It is rare to find a book that can be used effectively by both experts and neophytes, but this is one. Indeed, I can imagine teaching an upper-level undergraduate seminar with it, passing it to a new postdoctoral researcher who wants to learn the methods, and using it in my own research. Owning it will be a wise investment. * Marc Mangel, University of Bergen, The Quarterly Review of Biology *
McNamara and Leimar succeed in producing a very accessible discussion of topics from which many nontheoretically inclined researchers would usually struggle to gain much insight... I cannot recommend this book more enthusiastically...a real gem, bursting with revolutionary insight. * Sasha R.X. Dall, Animal Behaviour *
[The authors] stimulate the reader to imagine beyond the traditional ways of doing game theory in biology...The exercises, provided at the end of the main chapters, are excellent for practicing the logic presented. * Chaitanya Gokhale & Arne Traulsen, ISBE Newsletter *
McNamara and Leimar have contributed to game theory in evolutionary biology for almost as long as the approach has existed. Their new book is for those who really want to know the nuts and bolts of the techniques involved, and is driven by examples of actual topics of interest to evolutionary and behavioural ecologists. * Hanna Kokko, Trends in Ecology and Evolution *
