Mike Mesterton-Gibbons
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Hardy I, Mesterton-Gibbons M
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
. 2023 Mar;
378(1876):20210498.
PMID: 36934756
The evolutionarily stable strategy, ESS, concept was first used in biology to understand sex ratio bias and, shortly afterwards, to explore the logic of contests over essential and indivisible resources....
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Mesterton-Gibbons M, Cusumano A, Hardy I
J Theor Biol
. 2021 Jul;
527:110821.
PMID: 34214568
The quality of hosts for a parasitoid wasp may be influenced by attributes such as host size or species, with high quality for successful development usually coincident with high quality...
3.
Mesterton-Gibbons M, Dai Y, Goubault M, Hardy I
Bull Math Biol
. 2017 Sep;
79(11):2413-2449.
PMID: 28875359
We use a game-theoretic model to explore whether volatile chemical (spiroacetal) emissions can serve as a weapon of rearguard action. Our basic model explores whether such emissions serve as a...
4.
Wyse J, Hardy I, Yon L, Mesterton-Gibbons M
J Theor Biol
. 2017 Jan;
417:109-130.
PMID: 28111319
Mature male African Savannah elephants are known to periodically enter a temporary state of heightened aggression called "musth", often linked with increased androgens, particularly testosterone. Sexually mature males are capable...
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Mesterton-Gibbons M, Dai Y, Goubault M
Math Biosci
. 2016 Feb;
274:33-44.
PMID: 26874216
The evolution of winner or loser effects-higher probabilities of winning after winning or of losing after losing-has received remarkably little attention from theoreticians, even though such effects are widespread across...
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Mesterton-Gibbons M, Sherratt T
J Theor Biol
. 2016 Jan;
394:137-148.
PMID: 26807804
While the first individuals to discover and maintain territories are generally respected as owners, under some conditions there may be ambiguity as to who got there first. Here we attempt...
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Mesterton-Gibbons M, Dai Y
Bull Math Biol
. 2015 Dec;
77(12):2366-78.
PMID: 26621358
We determine size, shape and location for a territory that is optimal in the sense of minimizing defense costs, when a given proportion of the boundary is landmarked and its...
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Mesterton-Gibbons M, Heap S
Am Nat
. 2014 Jan;
183(2):199-213.
PMID: 24464195
Limited resources lead animals into conflicts of interest, which are resolved when an individual withdraws from a direct contest. Current theory suggests that the decision to withdraw can be based...
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Mesterton-Gibbons M, Gavrilets S, Gravner J, Akcay E
J Theor Biol
. 2011 Jan;
274(1):187-204.
PMID: 21195717
More than half a century has now elapsed since coalition or alliance formation theory (CAFT) was first developed. During that time, researchers have amassed a vast amount of detailed and...
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Mesterton-Gibbons M, Sherratt T
J Theor Biol
. 2008 Nov;
256(2):263-75.
PMID: 18977365
It has long been argued that a resident may benefit from helping its neighbor defend a territory against a challenger to avoid renegotiating its boundaries with a new and potentially...