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. 2013 Jun 4;8(6):e63801. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063801

Figure 1. Population dynamics whenever only cooperators and defectors compete to survive.

Figure 1

The intersection of Inline graphic with horizontal line Inline graphic (dashed line) represents the values of fraction of cooperators Inline graphic (if Inline graphic exists) at which payoff of cooperators is equivalent to that of defectors, i.e., Inline graphic. Inline graphic Group's success is inverse-sigmoidally dependent on the cooperativeness of the group. Inline graphic Group's success is linearly dependent on the cooperativeness of the group. In these two cases, scenarios with none, a unique interior fixed point are possible as Inline graphic changes. Inline graphic Group's success is sigmoidally dependent on the cooperativeness of the group. Intriguingly, for this pattern, the population dynamics exhibit very rich dynamics: scenarios with none, one and two interior fixed point are possible as Inline graphic changes. Parameters Inline graphic and Inline graphic Inline graphic, Inline graphic Inline graphic, and Inline graphic Inline graphic.