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Ilan Eshel

Professor emeritus                                                                                                                     

Department of Statistics and Operations Research

School of Mathematical Sciences

Tel Aviv University

Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978

Israel

 

Phone: +972 3 6409621

Email: illan@post.tau.ac.il

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 Research Interests:

           theoretical population biology

           genetic population dynamics

           population game dynamics

           evolution of animal behavior with emphasize on altruistic cooperation

 

 

 

Publications 

 

 

I. Eshel and M. Feldman

     On the Evolutionary Effect of Recombination

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 1, 88-100 (1970).

 

I. Eshel 

     On the Evolution in a Population with an Infinite Number of

     Types

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 2, 209-36 (1970).

 

I. Eshel

     On the Neighbor Effect and the Evolution of Altruistic Traits

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 3, 258-77 (1971).

 

I. Eshel

     Evolution Processes with Continuity of Types

     Advances in App. Prob. 4, 475-507 (1971).

 

I. Eshel

     Clone Selection and the Evolution of Modifier Genes

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 4:2, 196-208 (1972).

 

I. Eshel

     Evolution in Diploid Populations with Continuity of Gametic

     Types

     Advances in App. Probab. 5, 55-65 (1972)

 

I. Eshel

     Clone Selection and Optimal Rate of Mutation

     Jour. of App. Probab. 10, 728-37 (1973).

 

I. Eshel

     Selection on Sex-Ratio and the Evolution of Sex-Determination

     Heredity 34, 351-61 (1974).

 

I. Eshel

     Stochastic Selection and the Evolution of Dominance

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 9:2, 282-97 (1975).

 

I. Eshel and D. Cohen

     Altruism, Competition and Kin - Selection in Populations.

     Population Genetics and Ecology, ed. S. Karlin and E. Nevo,

     Academic Press, New York (1975).

 

D. Cohen and I. Eshel

     On the Founder Effect and the Evolution of Altruistic Traits

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 10:3, 276-302 (1976).

 

I. Eshel

     The Founder Effect - An Ecogentical Approach

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 11:3, 410-24 (1977).

 

G. Oster, I. Eshel and D. Cohen

     Worker-Queen Conflict and the Evolution of Social Insects

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 12, 264-90 (1978).

 

I. Eshel

     On a Prey Predator Non-Zero-Sum Game and the Evolution of  Gregarious

      Behavior of Evasive Prey

     Am. Nat. 112:978, 787-96 (1978).

 

I. Eshel

     On the Mutual Maintenance of  Polymophism in Two Non - Epistatic

      Loci with Partial Selfing

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 13:1, 99-111 (1978).

 

I. Eshel

     On the Handicap Principle - A Critical Defense

     Jour. Theor. Biol. 70, 245-50 (1978).

 

I. Eshel

     Sexual Selection, Population Density and Availability of Mates

     Theor. Pop. biol. 16:3, 301-14 (1979).

 

I. Eshel

     On the Survival Probability of a Slightly Advantageous  Mutant

     Gene with a General Distribution of Progeny Size - A Branching

     Process Model

     Jour. Math. Biol. 12, 355-62 (1981).

 

I. Eshel and U. Motro

     Kin Selection and Strong Evolutionary Stability of Mutual Help

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 19, 420-33 (1981).

 

I. Eshel

     Evolutionarily  Stable  Strategies  and  Viability  Selection  in

     Mendelian Populations

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 22:2, 204-17 (1982).

 

I. Eshel and M.W. Feldman

     On Evolutionary Genetic Stability of the Sex Ratio

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 21:3, 430-39 (1982).

 

I. Eshel and M.W. Feldman

     On the Evolution of  Sex  Determination and the  Sex  Ratio in

     Haplodiploid Populations

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 21, 22, 3 440-50 (1982).

 

I. Eshel and L.L. Cavalli-Sforza

     Assortment of Encounters and Evolution of Cooperativeness

     Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 79, 1331-35 (1982).

 

M.W. Feldman and I. Eshel

     On the Theory of Parent - Offspring Conflict:  A  Two - Locus

     Genetic Model

     Am. Naturalist 119, 285-92 (1982).

 

I. Eshel

     Evolutionary and Continuous Stability

     Jour. Theor. Biol. 108, 99-111 (1982).

 

I. Eshel and E. Akin

     Coevolutionary Instability of Mixed Nash Solutions

     Jour. Math. Biol. 18, 123-33 (1983).

 

I. Eshel

     On the Survival Probability of a  Slightly  Advantageous  Mutant

     Gene in a Multitype Population:  A Multiple Branching Process

     Model

     Jour. Math. Biol. 19, No. 2, 200-09 (1983).

 

I. Eshel

     On the Evolution of an Inner Conflict

     Jour. Theor. Biol. 108, 65-76 (1984).

 

I. Eshel

     Are Intragametic Conflicts Common in Nature? Do They Represent an

     Important Factor in Evolution?

     Jour. Theor. Biol. 108, 159-62 (1984).

 

I. Eshel and W.D. Hamilton

     Parent - Offspring Correlation in Fitness Under Fluctuating

     Environment

     Proc. Royal Soc. Lond. B 222, 1-14 (1984).

 

I. Eshel and M.W. Feldman

     Initial Increase of New Mutants and Some  Continuity  Properties

     of  ESS in Two Locus Systems

     Am. Nat. 124 (5), 631-40 (1984).

 

I. Eshel

     Evolutionary Genetic Stability of Mendelian Segregation

     and the Role of Free Recombination

     Am. Nat. 125 (3), 412-20 (1985).

 

D. Weinshall and I. Eshel

     On the Evolution of an Optimal Rate of Sexual Reproduction.

     Am. Nat. 130:5, 758-774 (1987).

 

I. Eshel and D. Weinshall

     Sexual Reproduction and Viability of Future Offspring.

     Am. Nat. 130:5, 775-787 (1987).

 

I. Eshel and D. Weinshall

     Cooperation in a Repeated Game with Random Payment Function.

     J. App. Prob. 25, 478-491 (1987).

 

I. Eshel and U. Motro

     The Three Brothers' Problem - Kin Selection with More Than One

     Potential Helper:I. The Case of Immediate Help.

     Am. Nat. 132 (4), 567-575 (1988).

 

U. Motro and I. Eshel

     The Three Brothers' Problem - Kin Selection with More Than One

     Potential Helper:II. The Case of Delayed Help.

     Am. Nat. 132 (4), 550-566 (1988).

 

I. Eshel, D. Weinshall and U. Motro

     On the Evolution of Altruistic Cooperation.

     In L.M. Ricciardi (ed.), Biomathematics and Related Computational

     Problems 279-282. Kluwer Academic Publications (1988).

 

I. Eshel

     On the moulding of senescence by natural selection in sexual and partly

     sexual poplations.

     J. of Genetics 69, 33-44 (1990).

 

U. Liberman, M.W. Feldman, I. Eshel, S. Otto

     Two locus autosomal sex determination: On the evolutionary genetic

     stability of the even sex ratio.

     Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 87, 2013-2017 (1990).

 

I. Eshel, E. Sansone

     On the evolution of age dependent allocation of reproductive resources.

     Publications of the university of Naples. (1991).

 

I. Eshel and M.W. Feldman

     The handicap principle in parent-offspring conflict: Comparison of

     optimality and population-genetic analyses.

     Am. Nat. 137(2), 167-187 (1991).

 

I. Eshel, E. Sansone

     Parent offspring conflict over the sex ratio in a diploid population with

     different investment in male and in female offspring.

     Am. Nat. 138, 954-972 (1991).

 

I. Eshel

     On the Evolutionary Genetic Stability of an Even Sex Ratio in Two

     Locus, Autosomal System of Sex Determination.

     In "Game Equilibrium Models", Vol. I: Evolution and Game Dynamics, R.

     Selten (ed.), Srpinger Verlag, Berlin (1991).

 

I. Eshel

     Game theory and population dynamics in complex genetical systems: The role

     of sex in short-term and in long-term evolution.

     In "Game Equilibrium Models", Vol. I: Evolution and Game Dynamics, R.

     Selten (ed.), 6-28, Srpinger Verlag, Berlin (1991).

 

C. Matessi, I. Eshel

     Sex ratio in the social hymenoptera: a population genetic study of long

     term evolution.

     Am. Nat. 139, 276-312 (1992).

 

I. Eshel, E. Sansone

     Parent offspring conflict over the sex ratio.  II. Offspring's response to

     parent's manipulation.

     Am. Nat. 143 (6), 987-1006 (1994).

 

I. Eshel, D. Weinshall and E. Sansone

     What risk whould a selfish partner take in order to save the life of a

     non-relative, selfish friend? - A stochastic game approach to the

     prisoner's dilemma. In 'Social Dilemmas and Cooperatio', eds. U. Schulz, W. Albers   

     and U. Mueller. Springer-Verlag, New York, Berlin (1994).

 

I. Eshel, E. Sansone

     Owner-intruder conflict, Grafen effect and self assessment: The

     Bourgeois principle re-examined.

     Jour.Theor.Biol. 177, 341-356 (1996).

 

I. Eshel

     On the changing concept of population stability as a reflection of a

     changing problematics in the quantitative theory of evolution.

     J. Math. Biol. 34, 485-510 (1996).

 

I. Eshel, U. Motro and E. Sansone.

      Continuous stability and long-term convergence.

      Jour.Theor.Biol. 185, 333-343 (1997).

 

I. Eshel, M. Feldman and A. Bergman.

      Long-term Evolution, Short-term Evolution, and Population

      Genetic Theory. Jour.Theor.Biol. 191 (4), 391-396 (1998).

 

I. Eshel and C. Matessi

      Canalisation, genetic assimilation and pre-adaptation:

      a quantitative genetic model. Genetics 149: 2119-2133 (1998).

 

I. Eshel, L. Samuelson and A. Shaked

      Altruists Egoists and Hooligans in a Local Interaction Model

      American Economic review, 88: 157-179 (1998).

 

I. Eshel, E. Sansone and A. Shaked.

      The emergence of kinship behavior in structured populations of

      unrelated individuals. International Journal of Game Theory, 28:

      447-63 (1999).

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I. Eshel, D. Hereiner, L. Samuelson, E. Sansone and A. Shaked.

      Cooperation, Mimesis and Local Interaction.

      Sociological Methods and Research, 28: 341-364 (2000).

 

I. Eshel, I. Volovik and E. Sansone.

      On Fisher-Zahavi's handicapped sexy son.

      Evolutionary Ecology Research 2, 509-523 (2000).

 

I. Eshel and A. Shaked.

 Partnership. Jour.Theor.Biol. 208, 457-474 (2001).

 

I. Eshel and M.W.Feldman 

    Optimisation and evolutionary stability under short-term and long-term  

    selection. In 'Adaptationism and optimality', eds E. Sober and

    S. Orzack, 161-190, Cambridge University Press (2001).

 

H. Shapira and I. Eshel.

     The volunteer dilemma I: A continuous time model.

     Selection 1: (1-3) 57-66 (2001).

 

I. Eshel and M.W. Feldman.

     Individual selection and altruistic relationships:the legacy of W.D. Hamilton.

     Theor. Pop. Biol. 59, 15-20 (2001).

 

I. Eshel and E. Sansone.

    Multiple asymmetry and concord resolution of a conflict.

    Jour.Theor.Biol. JTB 213/2. 209-222 (2002).

 

I. Eshel, E. Sansone and F. Jacobs

      A long-term genetic model for the evolution of sexual preference - the theories of

      Fisher and Zahavi re-examined.

      Jour.Math.Biol. 45, 1-21 (2002).

     

I. Eshel and E. Sansone.

      Evolutionary and dynamic stability in continuous population games

      Jour.Math.Biol. 46, 445-459 (2002).

 

Hadany, L., I. Eshel, and U. Motro.

      No place like home: Competition, dispersal, and complex adaptation. J. Evol. Biol. 17,      

1328-1336 (2004)   .

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Eshel, I.

       Asymmetric population games and the legacy of Maynard

       Smith: from evolution to game theory and back? Theor. Pop. Biol. 68. 11-17 (2005).

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Sansone, E. and I. Eshel.

    Evolutionarily stable strategies and short-term selection in mendelian populations

    revisited. Theor. Pop. Biol. 70: 76-81 (2006).

 

I. Eshel, E. Sansone and A. Shaked.

      Gregarious behavior of an evasive  prey. J. Mat. Biol. 52, 595-216 (2006).

 

Hadani, L. T. Beker, I. Eshel and M. Feldman.

    On the evolution of stress. Proc. Royal Soc B. (2006).

 

I. Eshel, E. Sansone and A. Shaked.

    On the evolution of group-escape strategies of selfish prey.

    Theor. Pop. Biol. 80:: 150-157 (2011).

 

I. Eshel

     Short- and long-term evolution.

     In 'Advances in Adaptive Dynamics', eds U. Diekman and

     H. metz, Pub. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

    (IIASA, in press).