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Theories and Models of the Evolution of Altruism Unification vs.Unique ExplanationsJeffrey Alan FletcherPortland State University, [email protected]
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Citation DetailsFletcher, Jeffrey A., "Theories and Models of the Evolution of Altruism Unification vs. Unique Explanations," Evolutionary GamesWorkshop, June, 2010.
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Theories and Models of the Evolution of Altruism
Unification vs. Unique Explanations
Jeffrey A. FletcherSystems Science Graduate Program
Portland State University
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Outline
• Intro• Example of unification effort
o Hamilton’s rule applied to Reciprocal Altruism (including mutualisms)
• Example of framework emphasizing role of assortmento Interaction Environments
• Examine claim that only Inclusive Fitness explains “true” altruismo Implications for doing Science with Models
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The Problem• How can natural selection favor
individuals that carry helping traits, over those that carry selfish ones?
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Main Theories for the Evolution of Altruism
• Multilevel (Group) Selection o Altruist dominated groups do better;
altruists within groups do worseo ΔQ = ΔQB + ΔQW
• Inclusive Fitness/Kin Selectiono Gene self interest, Hamilton's rule (ΔQ > 0 if rb > c) o winclusive = wdirect + windirect
• Reciprocal Altruism o Conditional behaviour, Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma (PD),
emphasis on non-relatives, mutualism o Indirect reciprocity, strong reciprocity, reciprocity on graphs
• Otherso By-product mutualism, conflict mediators, policing,
social markets
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Reciprocal Altruism Model• Interactions modeled as a Prisoner’s
Dilemma Game (PD)• Iterated conditional behaviours
o Genotype (G) no longer determines Phenotype (P)• Axelrod’s Tournaments (late 1970s on)
o Tit-For-Tat (TFT)• Anatol Rapoport
• Evolutionary experimentso Random interactionso offspring proportional to cumulative payoffs
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Simple Iterated PD Model
TFT
ALLD
TFT
TFT
TFTTFT
TFT
TFTTFT
TFT
TFTTFT
ALLD ALLD ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
ALLDALLD
TFTTFT
TFT
other (O)
C
contributes b
D
contributes
actor
C
sacrifices c
w0 + b – c 4
w0 – c0
(A) D
sacrifices 0
w0 + b 5
w0 1
pick pairsat random
Play PD i times
offspring proportional to cumulative payoff
TFTTFT
TFTALLD ALLD
ALLD
TFT
offspring replace parents
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Axelrod and Hamilton (1981)
• Distinguished two mechanisms– Inclusive Fitness for relatives– Reciprocal Altruism for non-relatives
• Why didn’t Hamilton apply Hamilton’s rule?• Two obstacles for unification
1. Phenotype/Genotype differences2. PD used is non-additive
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other (O)
actor's fitness
(utility)
C
contributes b
D
contributes 0
actor
C
sacrifices c
w0 + b – c 4
w0 – c 0
(A) D
sacrifices 0
w0 + b 5
w0 1
• w0 = 1; b = 4; c = 1
Additive PD
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other (O)
actor's fitness
(utility)
C
contributes b
D
contributes 0
actor
C
sacrifices c
w0 + b – c + d 3
w0 – c 0
(A) D
sacrifices 0
w0 + b 5
w0 1
Non-additive PD
• w0 = 1; b = 4; c = 1; d = -1 (diminishing returns)
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Queller's Generalization• To solve problem 1 (G/P difference)
o Use phenotypes (behaviours), not just genotypes, in Hamilton’s rule
o Hamilton (1975) Queller (1985)
)(var),cov(
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OA
GGGr =
),cov(),cov(
AA
OA
PGPGr =
cdPGPPGb
PGPG
AA
OAA
AA
OA >+),cov(),cov(
),cov(),cov(
• To solve problem 2 (non-additivity)– Use an additional term to account for
deviations from additivity (Queller 1985)
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-0.1
0
0.1
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
b
ΔQQ = 0.2; i = 2Q = 0.15; i = 2Q = 0.15; i = 4Q = 0.15; i = 15Q = 0.1; i = 2
Numerical Simulations of Iterated PD varying Q, i, and b (c = 1)
- Fletcher & Zwick, 2006. The American Naturalist
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A Simple Mutualism Model• Interactions are heterospecific and
pair-wise• Each species has two types
o ALLD typeo a cooperative type (e.g. TFT)
• b, c, d, and the cooperative strategy can all vary between species
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A Simple Mutualism Model
1 2
b1
b2
c1 c2
),cov(),cov(
11
211 PG
PGr =
121 cbr >
),cov(),cov(
22
122 PG
PGr =
212 cbr >
d1
d2
HR1: HR2:
– Fletcher & Zwick, 2006. The American Naturalist
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0 20 40 60 80 100generations
Q
Q1Q2
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c 1 0.1
w0 1 1
d 0 1.3
Str ALLC TFT
i 100
HR1HR2
HR1HR2
HR1HR2
– Fletcher & Zwick, 2006. The American Naturalist
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There is no general theory of mutualism that approaches the explanatory power that ‘Hamilton’s Rule’ appears to hold for the understanding of within-species interactions.
o Herre et al. 1999, TREE 14:49-53
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Back to Basics of Selection• Queller’s version emphasizes direct fitness;
no GO term—genotype of Other irrelevant!
• More intuitive form
• An even simpler formcPGdPPGbPG AAOAAOA ),cov(),cov(),cov( >+
0),cov( >−+ cPdPPbPG AOAOA
cdPGPPGb
PGPG
AA
OAA
AA
OA >+),cov(),cov(
),cov(),cov(
cov(GA , net fitnessbenefits to A) > 0
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Outline
• Intro• Example of unification effort
o Hamilton’s rule applied to Reciprocal Altruism (including mutualisms)
• Example of framework emphasizing role of assortmento Interaction Environments
• Examine claim that only Inclusive Fitness explains “true” altruismo Implications for doing Science with Models
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Simple Public Goods Game• Two types of behaviors
o Cooperate (C) and Defect (D)• C and D behaviors have simple genetic
basis• Interaction environments of N
individuals; split benefits evenly• C behavior contributes b, at cost c• b > c (non-zero-sum-ness)• D behavior contributes
nothing and imposes no cost
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Partition Single Interaction Environment
• Within any interaction environment, defectors (D) do better than cooperators (C)
• But C can be selected for when we consider a whole system of interaction environments
• This is the basic dilemma of altruism
cNb−
Nbk )1( −
cNkb
−
Nkb
Nkb
[k cooperators, N-k-1 defectors]0Defect (D)
[k-1 cooperators, N-k defectors]Cooperate (C)
Total direct payoff (within group )
Payoff received from the behavior of others in interaction environment (excluding self)
Payoff received from own behavior
Phenotype
– Fletcher & Doebeli, 2009. Proceedings B
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Average Interaction Environment• A “mean field” approach to social
interactions• Let eC and eD be average interaction
environments of C and D individuals, respectively
• Measure eC and eD as the number of C behaviors among interaction partners (here N-1)
• Compare eC with eD
– Fletcher & Doebeli, 2009. Proceedings B
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Partition Average Interaction Environment
• The condition for C genotype to increase: average net payoff to C is greater than average net payoff to D
• This is true of any trait!
cNb−
NbeC ⎟
⎠⎞
⎜⎝⎛ −+ c
Nb
NbeC
NbeD
eDbN0
Defect (D)
Cooperate (C)
Average total payoff
Average payoff received from others’behaviors in average interaction environment (excluding self)
Average payoff received from own behavior
Phenotype
Nbec
Nb
Nbe DC >⎟
⎠⎞
⎜⎝⎛ −+
– Fletcher & Doebeli, 2009. Proceedings B
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Interaction Structures
• Random Binomial Distribution: eC = eDo Dividing line between weak (b/N > c) and strong
altruism (b/N < c)• Over Dispersion: every environment has one C
o eC = 0; eD = 1 (C decreases even if weak: b/N > c) • Extreme Assortment: only C with C; D with D
o eC = N-1; eD = 0 (C increase if b>c>0)
Nbec
Nb
Nbe DC >⎟
⎠⎞
⎜⎝⎛ −+ 1−>−
bcNee DC
– Fletcher & Doebeli, 2009. Proceedings B
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Outline
• Intro• Example of unification effort
o Hamilton’s rule applied to Reciprocal Altruism (including mutualisms)
• Example of framework emphasizing role of assortmento Interaction Environments
• Examine claim that only Inclusive Fitness explains “true” altruismo Implications for doing Science with Models
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Claim (Hypothesis)
• “True” altruism only evolves via inclusive fitness (kin selection)
• "Direct benefits explain mutually beneficial cooperation, whereas indirect benefits explain altruistic cooperation”o West et al. 2007, JEB.
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Inclusive Fitness Concept
• wdirect(A) = wbaseline – c• windirect(A) = rb• winclusive(A) = wdirect(A) + windirect(A) • winclusive(A) = wbaseline – c + rb• Hamilton’s rule: rb – c > 0
Ab
c A Acb
r
S1 – rr
+ rb
Direct Fitness Concept
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Defining Altruism• “Altruism: a behaviour which is costly to the actor and
beneficial to the recipient...”
• “A general point here is that altruism is defined: (i) with respect to the lifetime consequences of a behaviour; (ii) on absolute fitness effects (i.e. does it increase or decrease the actor’s fitness, and not relative to just some subset of the population).”
• “For example, if a cooperative behaviour was costly in the short term, but provided some long-term (future) benefit, which outweighed that, it would be mutually beneficial and not altruistic.”o West et al. JEB 2007
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Issues in Defining Altruism
• Distribution of behaviours across populationo All individuals both givers and receivers
• lifetime cost means altruism cannot evolveo Strict separation of givers and receivers
• (e.g. suicidal aid, sterility)• phenotype defines altruism; but analysis in
terms of genotype frequency (which is the same)
o What qualifies as an altruistic genotype?
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Where to Draw the Hierarchal Line?
• What constitutes a “lifetime cost” of a behaviour?
• What are the assumptions about individual influence on interaction structure?
• Is it OK that individuals become true altruists or not depending on their context (which they do not perceive or control)?
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Simple Iterated PD Model
ALLD
ALLDALLD
ALLD
ALLD
ALLD ALLD ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
ALLDALLD
TFT
other (O)
C
contributes b
D
contributes
actor
C
sacrifices c
w0 + b – c 4
w0 – c0
(A) D
sacrifices 0
w0 + b 5
w0 1
pick pairsat random
Play PD i times
offspring proportional to cumulative payoff
ALLD ALLD
ALLDALLD ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
offspring replace parents
ALLD
ALLD
ALLDALLD ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
ALLD
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The Role of Models in Science?
• Is the claim a falsifiable hypothesis?• What model could test this hypothesis? • Models are simplifications
o We choose what is in and outo Want to capture just what is essential
• Empiricists are more advanced in guarding against biases
• Need to learn and use each others’models
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Conclusion• Various theories of the evolution of altruism
rely on the same underlying requirement for sufficient assortment between the genotype in question and help from others
• This is captured in Queller’s version of Hamilton’s rule and the notion of interaction environments
• Inclusive fitness is an accounting method, not a fundamental mechanism
• Testable Hypothesis: true altruism can evolve without interactions among kin (or genetically similar individuals)
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Acknowledgements• Coauthors
o Michael Doebeli, David Wilson, Martin Zwick• For Helpful Discussions
o Ingi Agnarsson, Leticia Aviles, Alistair Blachford, Sam Bowles, Felix Breden, Kevin Foster, Fred Guillaume, Guy Hoelzer, Benn Kerr, Laurent Lehmann, Martin Nowak, Len Nunney, Sally Otto, John Pepper, David Queller, Patricio Salazar, Peter Taylor, Tom Wenseleers, Stuart West, Geoff Wild, Jon Wilkins, Ron Ydenburg
o Avilés lab, Doebeli lab, and SOWD discussion group at UBC
• For Fundingo NSF International Research
Fellowship
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Thanks!