Overview

Biological Economics

• Merging two disciplines
• Individual versus evolutionary economics

Evolutionary Models with Minimal Genetics

• Simple optimality models
• Evolutionary game theoretic models
• Adaptive dynamics models

Genetic Complications

• Genetic concepts

Evolutionary Models with Added Genetics

• Quantitative genetics
• Extended quantitative genetics
• Extended adaptive dynamics
• The Price equation
• Comparing evolutionary modeling techniques

Evolutionary Currencies

• Measures of relative individual fitness
• Measures of relative inclusive fitness

Optimal Live History Economics

• Trade-offs and optimization in evolutionary economics
• Life history trade-offs

Optimal Signaling Economics

• Signals and physiological reserves
• Signals and physical integrity
• Signals and brains

The Value of Information