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. 2014 Jul 2;9(7):e99878. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099878

Figure 1. Extra-pair paternity (EPP) favours reduced territorial aggression between neighbours.

Figure 1

(A) Evolutionarily optimal male investment strategy in territory defence (green area) versus care (orange) as function of EPP. (B) Average fitness as a function of paternal investment. Increasing EPP levels climb the fitness landscape until the ESS (★) at the cooperative solution (white circle) (Inline graphic = 0; Inline graphic = Inline graphic = 1; other parameters as in Table 1).