Theoretical Biology

Recent preprints

270. R. Zapién-Campos, F. Bansept and A. Traulsen
Inferring interactions from microbiome data
bioRxiv in edited by (2023) |

2024

282. E. Mallmin, A. Traulsen and S. De Monte
Chaotic turnover of rare and abundant species in a strongly interacting model community
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in edited by 121, e2312822121 (2024) |
283. J. Zimmermann, A. Piecyk, M. Sieber, C. Petersen, J. Johnke, L. Moitinho-Silva, S. Kuenzel, L. Bluhm, A. Traulsen, C. Kaleta and H. Schulenburg
Gut-associated functions are favored during microbiome assembly across a major part of C. elegans life
mBio in edited by , in press (2024) |

2023

230. C. M. Saad-Roy and A. Traulsen
Dynamics in a behavioral-epidemiological model for individual adherence to a nonpharmaceutical intervention
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in edited by 120, e2311584120 (2023) |
231. S. Shah, L. M. Philipp, S. Giaimo, S. Sebens, A. Traulsen and M. Raatz
Understanding and leveraging phenotypic plasticity during metastasis formation
npj Systems Biology and Applications in edited by 9, 48 (2023) |
233. N. Sharma, S. Yagoobi and A. Traulsen
Self-loops in Evolutionary Graph Theory: Friends or Foes?
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 19, e1011387 (2023) |
234. A. Traulsen, S. A. Levin and C. M. Saad-Roy
Individual costs and societal benefits of interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in edited by 120, e2303546120 (2023) |
235. M. Raatz and A. Traulsen
Promoting extinction or minimizing growth? The impact of treatment on trait trajectories in evolving populations
Evolution in edited by 77, 1408-1421 (2023) |
236. S. Giaimo and A. Traulsen
Generation time in stage-structured populations under fluctuating environments
The American Naturalist in edited by 201, 404-417 (2023) |
260. S. Yagoobi, N. Sharma and A. Traulsen
Categorizing update mechanisms for graph-structured metapopulations
Journal of the Royal Society Interface in edited by 20, 20220769 (2023) |
263. M. A. Ramirez, M. Smerlak, A. Traulsen and J. Jost
Diversity enables the jump towards cooperation for the Traveler's Dilemma
Scientific Reports in edited by 13, 1441 (2023) |
265. A. Traulsen and N. Glynatsi
The future of theoretical evolutionary game theory
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B in edited by 378, 20210508 (2023) |
279. N. Obeng, A. Czerwinski, D. Schütz, J. Michels, J. Leipert, F. Bansept, M. J. García García, T. Schultheiss, M. Kemlein, J. Fuß, A. Tholey, A. Traulsen, H. Sondermann and H. Schulenburg
Bacterial c-di-GMP has a key role in establishing host–microbe symbiosis
Nature Microbiology in edited by 8, 1809–1819 (2023) |

2022

218. R. Zapién-Campos, F. Bansept, M. Sieber and A. Traulsen
On the effect of inheritance of microbes in commensal microbiomes
BMC Ecology and Evolution in edited by 22 (2022) |
219. Y. Gao, Y. Pichugin, C. S. Gokhale and A. Traulsen
Evolution of reproductive strategies in incipient multicellularity
Journal of The Royal Society Interface in edited by 19 (2022) |
220. F. Geoffroy, A. Traulsen and H. Uecker
Vaccination strategies when vaccines are scarce: on conflicts between reducing the burden and avoiding the evolution of escape mutants
Journal of The Royal Society Interface in edited by 19 (2022) |
224. G. Lobinska, A. Pauzner, A. Traulsen, Y. Pilpel and M. A. Nowak
Evolution of resistance to COVID-19 vaccination with dynamic social distancing
Nature Human Behaviour in edited by 6, 193-206 (2022) |
225. Y. Pichugin and A. Traulsen
The possible modes of microbial reproduction are fundamentally restricted by distribution of mass between parent and offspring
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in edited by 119, e2122197119 (2022) |
226. A. Traulsen, C. S. Gokhale, S. Shah and H. Uecker
The Covid-19 pandemic: Basic insights from basic mathematical models
Nova Acta Leopoldina in edited by 2022 (2022) |
227. R. Zapién-Campos, M. Sieber and A. Traulsen
The effect of microbial selection on the occurrence-abundance patterns of microbiomes
Journal of The Royal Society Interface in edited by 19, 20210717 (2022) |
228. S. Giaimo and A. Traulsen
The selection force weakens with age because ageing evolves and not vice versa
Nature Communications in edited by 13, 686 (2022) |
237. N. Sharma and A. Traulsen
Suppressors of fixation can increase average fitness beyond amplifiers of selection
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in edited by 119, e2205424119 (2022) |
238. V. Ress, A. Traulsen and Y. Pichugin
Eco-evolutionary dynamics of clonal multicellular life cycles
Elife in edited by 11, e78822 (2022) |
239. A. K. Fahimipour, F. Zeng, M. Homer, A. Traulsen, S. A. Levin and T. Gross
Sharp thresholds limit the benefit of defector avoidance in cooperation on networks
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in edited by 119, e2120120119 (2022) |
259. S. Giaimo and A. Traulsen
Age-specific sensitivity analysis of transient, stable and stochastic growth for stage-classified populations
Ecology and Evolution in edited by 12, e9561 (2022) |
269. V. Ress, A. Traulsen and Y. Pichugin
Eco-evolutionary dynamics of clonal multicellular life cycles
Elife in edited by 11, e78822 (2022) |

2021

207. P. Czuppon and A. Traulsen
Understanding evolutionary and ecological dynamics using a continuum limit
Ecology and Evolution in edited by 11, 5857-5873 (2021) |
208. M. Raatz, S. Shah, G. Chitadze, M. Brüggemann and A. Traulsen
The impact of phenotypic heterogeneity of tumour cells on treatment and relapse dynamics
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 17, e1008702 (2021) |
209. M. Sieber, A. Traulsen, H. Schulenburg and A. E. Douglas
On the evolutionary origins of host-microbe associations
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in edited by 118, e2016487118 (2021) |
211. S. Yagoobi and A. Traulsen
Fixation probabilities in network structured meta-populations
Scientific Reports in edited by 11, 1-9 (2021) |
212. J. W. Lightfood, M. Dardiry, A. Kalirad, S. Giaimo, G. Eberhard, H. Witte, M. Wilecki, C. Roedelsperger, A. Traulsen and R. J. Sommer
Sex or cannibalism: Polyphenism and kin recognition control social action strategies in nematodes
Science Advances in edited by 7, 35 (2021) |
213. F. Bansept, N. Obeng, H. Schulenburg and A. Traulsen
Modeling host-associating microbes under selection
The ISME Journal in edited by , 1-9 (2021) |
214. N. Obeng, F. Bansept, M. Sieber, A. Traulsen and H. Schulenburg
Evolution of microbiota-host associations: the microbe's perspective
Trends in Microbiology in edited by 29, 779-787 (2021) |
215. S. Giaimo and A. Traulsen
Applying symmetries of elasticities in matrix population models
Theoretical Ecology in edited by 14, 359-366 (2021) |
216. A. Traulsen and M. Sieber
Evolutionary ecology theory — microbial population structure
Current Opinion in Microbiology in edited by 63, 216-220 (2021) |
217. Y. Gao, H. J. Park, A. Traulsen and Y. Pichugin
Evolution of irreversible somatic differentiation
eLife in edited by 10, e66711 (2021) |

2020

184. H. Schenk, H. Schulenburg and A. Traulsen
How long do Red Queen dynamics survive under genetic drift? A comparative analysis of evolutionary and eco-evolutionary models
BMC Evolutionary Biology in edited by 20, doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1562-5 (2020) |
204. R. Zapién-Campos, M. Sieber and A. Traulsen
Stochastic colonization of hosts with a finite lifespan can drive individual host microbes out of equilibrium
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 16, e1008392 (2020) |
205. H. J. Park, Y. Pichugin and A. Traulsen
Why is cyclic dominance so rare?
eLife in edited by 9, 10.7554/eLife.57857 (2020) |
206. Y. Pichugin and A. Traulsen
Evolution of multicellular life cycles under costly fragmentation
PLOS Computational Biology in edited by 16, e1008406 (2020) |
210. L. Opasic, J. G. Scott, A. Traulsen and C. Fortmann-Grote
CancerSim: A Cancer Simulation Package for Python 3
Journal of Open Source Software in edited by 5, 2436 (2020) |
221. C. Roecken, A. Amallraja, C. Halske, L. Opasic, A. Traulsen, H. M. Behrens, S. Krueger, A. Lui, J. Haag, J. H. Egberts, P. Rosenstiel and T. Meissner
Multiscale heterogeneity in gastric adenocarcinoma evolution is an obstacle to precision medicine
Genome Medicine in edited by 13, 177 (2020) |

2019

155. H. J. Park, Y. Pichugin, W. Huang and A. Traulsen
Population size changes and extinction risk of populations driven by mutant interactors
Phys. Rev. E in edited by 99, 022305 (2019) |
160. Y. Gao, A. Traulsen and Y. Pichugin
Interacting cells driving the evolution of multicellular life cycles
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 15, e1006987 (2019) |
161. M. Sieber, L. Pita, N. Weiland-Brauer, P. Dirksen, J. Wang, B. Mortzfeld, S. Franzenburg, R. A. Schmitz, J. F. Baines, S. Fraune, U. Hentschel, H. Schulenburg, T. C. G. Bosch and A. Traulsen
Neutrality in the Metaorganism
PLoS Biology in edited by 17, e3000298 (2019) |
175. Y. Pichugin, H. J. Park and A. Traulsen
Evolution of simple multicellular life cycles in dynamic environments
Journal of the Royal Society Interface in edited by 16, 154 (2019) |
176. M. Möller, L. Hindersin and A. Traulsen
Exploring and mapping the universe of evolutionary graphs identifies structural properties affecting fixation probability and time
Communications Biology in edited by 2 (2019) |
177. L. Opasic, D. Zhou, B. Werner, D. Dingli and A. Traulsen
How many samples are needed to infer truly clonal mutations from heterogenous tumours?
BMC Cancer in edited by 19, 403 (2019) |
178. L. Hindersin, B. Wu, A. Traulsen and J. Garcia
Computation and Simulation of Evolutionary Game Dynamics in Finite Populations
Scientific Reports in edited by 9 (2019) |
179. S. Giaimo and A. Traulsen
Generation time measures the trade-off between survival and reproduction in a life cycle
The American Naturalist in edited by 194, 285-290 (2019) |
180. H. Schaefer, A. Traulsen and S. Sebens
Killer on the road?—cells from pancreatic preneoplastic lesions disseminate through pancreatic ducts on their way to cancer
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition in edited by , doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2019.06.03 (2019) |
181. J. Garcia and A. Traulsen
Evolution of coordinated punishment to enforce cooperation from an unbiased strategy space
Interface in edited by 16, 156 (2019) |
182. D. Zhou, Y. Luo, D. Dingli and A. Traulsen
The invasion of de-differentiating cancer cells into hierarchical tissues
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 15, e1007167 (2019) |

2018

147. S. Giaimo, X. Y. Li, A. Traulsen and A. Baudisch
From stable coexistence to demographic heterogeneity
Demographic Research in edited by 38, 197-226 (2018) |
148. T. Janzen, A. Nolte and A. Traulsen
The breakdown of genomic ancestry blocks in hybrid lineages given a finite number of recombination sites
Evolution in edited by 72, 735-750 (2018) |
149. M. A. Boettcher, J. Held-Feindt, M. Synowitz, R. Lucius, A. Traulsen and K. Hattermann
Modeling treatment-dependent glioma growth respecting a dormant cell subpopulation
BMC Cancer in edited by 18, 376 (2018) |
150. M. Abou Chakra, S. Bumann, H. Schenk, A. Oschlies and A. Traulsen
Immediate action is the best strategy when facing uncertain climate change
Nature Communications in edited by 9, 2566 (2018) |
151. P. Czuppon and A. Traulsen
Fixation probabilities in populations under demographic fluctuations
Journal of Mathematical Biology in edited by 77, 1233-1277 (2018) |
152. M. Boettcher, D. Dingli, B. Werner and A. Traulsen
Replicative cellular age distributions in compartmentalised tissues
Journal of the Royal Society Interface in edited by 15 (2018) |
153. R. Roemhild, C. S. Gokhale, P. Dirksen, C. Blake, P. Rosenstiel, A. Traulsen, D. I. Andersson and H. Schulenburg
Cellular hysteresis as a novel principle to maximize the efficacy of antibiotic therapy
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in edited by 115, 9767-9772 (2018) |
156. S. Giaimo, J. Arranz and A. Traulsen
Invasion and effective size of graph-structured populations
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 14, e1006559 (2018) |
173. A. Traulsen
Die Evolution und der Zusammenbruch von Kooperation: Wie Einzelne das Gemeinwohl gefährden können
in Rationale Entscheidungen unter Unsicherheit, edited by Fleischer, B. and Lauterbach, R. and Pawlik, K. (2018) |

2017

137. P. M. Altrock, A. Traulsen and M. A. Nowak
Evolutionary games on cycle graphs under strong selection
Physical Review E in edited by 95, 022407 (2017) |
138. F. Bertels, C. S. Gokhale and A. Traulsen
Discovering complete quasispecies in bacterial genomes
Genetics in edited by 206, 4 2149-2157 (2017) |
139. D. W. Rogers, M. A. Böttcher, A. Traulsen and D. Greig
Ribosome reinitiation can explain length-dependent translation of messenger RNA
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 13, e1005592 (2017) |
140. B. Werner, A. Traulsen, A. Sottoriva and D. Dingli
Detecting truly clonal alterations from multi-region profiling of tumours
Scientific Reports in edited by 7, 44991 (2017) |
141. C. S. Gokhale, A. Traulsen and G. Joop
Social dilemma in the external immune system of the red flour beetle? It is a matter of time
Ecology and Evolution in edited by 7, 6758-6765 (2017) |
142. H. J. Park and A. Traulsen
Extinction dynamics from meta-stable coexistences
Physical Review E in edited by 96, 042412 (2017) |
143. M. Vallier, M. Abou Chakra, L. Hindersin, M. Linnenbrink, A. Traulsen and J. F. Baines
Evaluating the maintenance of disease-associated variation at the blood group-related gene B4galnt2 in house mice
BMC Evolutionary Biology in edited by 17, 87 (2017) |
144. X. Y. Li, T. Lachnit, S. Fraune, T. Bosch, A. Traulsen and M. Sieber
Temperate phages as self-replicating weapons in bacterial competition
Journal of the Royal Society Interface in edited by 14, 137 (2017) |
145. W. Huang, A. Traulsen, B. Werner, T. Hiltunen and L. Becks
Dynamical trade-offs arise from species coevolution and lower the species diversity
Nature Communications in edited by 8, 2059 (2017) |
146. Y. Pichugin, J. Peña, P. B. Rainey and A. Traulsen
Fragmentation modes and the evolution of life cycles
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 13, e1005860 (2017) |
183. H. Schenk, A. Traulsen and C. S. Gokhale
Chaotic provinces in the kingdom of the Red Queen
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 431, 1-10 (2017) |

2016

125. K. Büttner, J. Krieter, A. Traulsen and I. Traulsen
Epidemic spreading in an animal trade network - Comparison of distance-based and network-based control measures
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases in edited by 63, 122-134 (2016) |
126. K. Hagel, M. Abou Chakra, B. Bauer and A. Traulsen
Which risk scenarios can drive the emergence of costly cooperation?
Scientific Reports in edited by 6, 19269 (2016) |
127. J. Pena, B. Wu and A. Traulsen
Ordering structured populations in multiplayer cooperation games
Journal of the Royal Society Interface in edited by 13, 20150881 (2016) |
128. A. Papkou, C. S. Gokhale, A. Traulsen and H. Schulenburg
Host-parasite coevolution: why changing population size matters.
Zoology in edited by 119, 330-338 (2016) |
129. B. Werner, A. Traulsen and D. Dingli
Ontogenic growth as the root of fundamental differences between childhood and adult cancer
Stem Cells in edited by 34, 543-550 (2016) |
130. X. Y. Li, S. Kurokawa, S. Giaimo and A. Traulsen
How life history can sway the fixation probability of mutants
Genetics in edited by 203, 1297-1313 (2016) |
131. B. Werner, J. Scott, A. Sottoriva, A. R. Anderson, A. Traulsen and P. M. Altrock
The cancer stem cell fraction in hierarchically organized tumors can be estimated using mathematical modeling and patient-specific treatment trajectories
Cancer Research in edited by 76, 1705-1713 (2016) |
132. B. Wu, J. Arranz, J. Du, D. Zhou and A. Traulsen
Evolving synergetic interactions
Journal of The Royal Society Interface in edited by 13, 20160282 (2016) |
133. L. Hindersin, M. Moeller, A. Traulsen and B. Bauer
Exact numerical calculation of fixation probability and time on graphs
BioSystems in edited by 150, 87-91 (2016) |
134. L. Hindersin, B. Werner, D. Dingli and A. Traulsen
Should tissue structure suppress or amplify selection to minimize cancer risk?
Biology Direct in edited by 11, 41 (2016) |
135. M. Abou Chakra, C. Hilbe and A. Traulsen
Coevolutionary interactions between Farmers and Mafia induce host acceptance of avian brood parasites
Royal Society Open Science in edited by 3 (2016) |
136. J. Peña, B. Wu, J. Arranz and A. Traulsen
Evolutionary Games of Multiplayer Cooperation on Graphs
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 12, 1-15 (2016) |
172. A. Traulsen
Biological models in game theory (Book review of Game-Theoretical Models in Biology by Mark Broom and Jan Rychtar)
Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice in edited by 10, 472-474 (2016) |

2015

113. B. Wu, B. Bauer, T. Galla and A. Traulsen
Fitness-based models and pairwise comparison models of evolutionary games are typically different-even in unstructured populations
New Journal of Physics in edited by 17, 023043 (2015) |
114. C. Hilbe, B. Wu, A. Traulsen and M. A. Nowak
Evolutionary performance of zero-determinant strategies in multiplayer games
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 374, 115-124 (2015) |
115. X. Y. Li, C. Pietschke, S. Fraune, P. M. Altrock, T. C. Bosch and A. Traulsen
Which games are growing bacterial populations playing?
Journal of The Royal Society Interface in edited by 12, 20150121 (2015) |
116. X. Y. Li, S. Giaimo, A. Baudisch and A. Traulsen
Modeling evolutionary games in populations with demographic structure
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 280, 506-515 (2015) |
117. S. M. Aukema, L. Theil, M. Rohde, B. Bauer, J. Bradtke, B. Burkhardt, B. R. Bonn, A. Claviez, S. Gattenlöhner, O. Makarova, I. Nagel, I. Oschlies, C. Pott, M. Szczepanowski, A. Traulsen, P. M. Kluin, W. K., R. Siebert and E. M. Murga Penas
Sequential karyotyping in Burkitt lymphoma reveals a linear clonal evolution with increase in karyotype complexity and a high frequency of recurrent secondary aberrations
British Journal of Haematology in edited by 170, 814-825 (2015) |
118. W. Huang, C. Hauert and A. Traulsen
Stochastic game dynamics under demographic fluctuations.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America in edited by 112, 9064-9069 (2015) |
119. C. Hilbe, A. Traulsen and K. Sigmund
Partners or rivals? Strategies for the iterated prisoner's dilemma
Games and Economic Behavior in edited by 92, 41-52 (2015) |
120. Y. Song, C. S. Gokhale, A. Papkou, H. Schulenburg and A. Traulsen
Host-parasite coevolution in populations of constant and variable size.
BMC Evolutionary Biology in edited by 15, 212 (2015) |
121. L. Hindersin and A. Traulsen
Most undirected random graphs are amplifiers of selection for Birth-death dynamics, but suppressors of selection for death-Birth dynamics
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 11, e1004437 (2015) |
122. Y. Pichugin, C. S. Gokhale, J. Garcia, A. Traulsen and P. B. Rainey
Modes of migration and multilevel selection in evolutionary multiplayer games
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 387, 144-153 (2015) |
123. P. Ashcroft, A. Traulsen and T. Galla
When the mean is not enough: Calculating fixation time distributions in birth-death processes
Physical Review E in edited by 92, 042154 (2015) |
124. B. Werner, F. Beier, S. Hummel, S. Balabanov, L. Lassay, T. Orlikowsky, D. Dingli, T. H. Brümmendorf and A. Traulsen
Reconstructing the in vivo dynamics of hematopoietic stem cells from telomere length distributions
eLife in edited by 4, e08687 (2015) |
171. J. Arranz and A. Traulsen
Mathematical universality and direct applicability of evolutionary games: Comment on “Universal scaling for the dilemma strength in evolutionary games”, by Z. Wang et al.
Physics of Life Reviews in edited by 24, 31-33 (2015) |

2014

101. C. Hilbe, A. Traulsen, T. Röhl and M. Milinski
Democratic decisions establish stable authorities that overcome the paradox of second-order punishment
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA in edited by 111, 752-756 (2014) |
102. C. Hilbe, B. Wu, A. Traulsen and M. A. Nowak
Cooperation and control in multiplayer social dilemmas
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA in edited by 111, 16425-16430 (2014) |
103. M. Abou Chakra and A. Traulsen
Under high stakes and uncertainty the rich should lend the poor a helping hand
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 341, 123-130 (2014) |
104. M. Abou Chakra, C. Hilbe and A. Traulsen
Plastic behaviors in hosts promote the emergence of retaliatory parasites
Scientific Reports in edited by 4, 4251 (2014) |
105. O. Hauser, A. Traulsen and M. A. Nowak
Heterogeneity in background fitness acts as a suppressor of selection
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 343, 178-185 (2014) |
106. J. Grujic, C. Gracia-Lázaro, M. Milinski, D. Semmann, A. Traulsen, J. A. Cuesta, Y. Moreno and A. Sánchez
A comparative analysis of spatial Prisoner's Dilemma experiments: Conditional cooperation and payoff irrelevance
Scientific Reports in edited by 4, 4615 (2014) |
107. S. Schoenmakers, C. Hilbe, B. Blasius and A. Traulsen
Sanctions as honest signals - The evolution of pool punishment by public sanctioning institutions
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 356, 36-46 (2014) |
108. B. Bauer, R. Siebert and A. Traulsen
Cancer initiation with epistatic interactions between driver and passenger mutations
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 358, 52-60 (2014) |
109. J. García, M. van Veelen and A. Traulsen
Evil green beards: Tag recognition can also be used to withhold cooperation in structured populations
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 360, 181-186 (2014) |
110. L. Hindersin and A. Traulsen
Counterintuitive properties of the fixation time in network-structured populations
Journal of The Royal Society Interface in edited by 11, 20140606 (2014) |
111. B. Werner, R. E. Gallagher, E. M. Paietta, M. R. Litzow, M. S. Tallman, P. H. Wiernik, J. L. Slack, C. L. Willman, Z. Sun, A. Traulsen and D. Dingli
Dynamics of leukemia stem-like cell extinction in acute promyelocytic leukemia
Cancer Res in edited by 74, 5386-5396 (2014) |
112. C. S. Gokhale and A. Traulsen
Evolutionary multiplayer games
Dynamic Games and Applications in edited by 4, 468-488 (2014) |

2013

89. A. Traulsen, T. Lenaerts, J. M. Pacheco and D. Dingli
On the dynamics of neutral mutations in a mathematical model for a homogeneous stem cell population
Journal of The Royal Society Interface in edited by 10, 20120810 (2013) |
90. S. Franzenburg, S. Fraune, P. M. Altrock, S. Kuenzel, J. F. Baines, A. Traulsen and T. C. G. Bosch
Bacterial colonization of Hydra hatchlings follows a robust temporal pattern
ISME Journal in edited by 7, 781-790 (2013) |
91. B. Wu, C. S. Gokhale, M. Van Veelen, L. Wang and A. Traulsen
Interpretations arising from Wrightian and Malthusian fitness under strong frequency dependent selection
Ecology and Evolution in edited by 3, 1276-1280 (2013) |
92. B. Wu, A. Traulsen and C. S. Gokhale
Dynamic properties of evolutionary multi-player games in finite populations
Games in edited by 4, 182-199 (2013) |
93. M. Frean, P. Rainey and A. Traulsen
The effect of population structure on the rate of evolution
Proceedings of the Royal Society B in edited by 280, 20130211 (2013) |
94. B. Werner, D. Dingli and A. Traulsen
A deterministic model for the occurrence and dynamics of multiple mutations in hierarchically organized tissues
Journal of The Royal Society Interface in edited by 10, 0 (2013) |
95. C. Hilbe, M. Abou Chakra, P. M. Altrock and A. Traulsen
The evolution of strategic timing in collective-risk dilemmas
PLoS One in edited by 6, e66490 (2013) |
96. K. Büttner, J. Krieter, A. Traulsen and I. Traulsen
Static network analysis of a pork supply chain in Northern Germany - Characterisation of the potential spread of infectious diseases via animal movements
Preventive Veterinary Medicine in edited by 110, 418-428 (2013) |
97. K. Büttner, J. Krieter, A. Traulsen and I. Traulsen
Efficient Interruption of Infection Chains by Targeted Removal of Central Holdings in an Animal Trade Network
PLoS One in edited by 8, e74292 (2013) |
98. C. Hilbe, M. A. Nowak and A. Traulsen
Adaptive dynamics of exortion and compliance
PLoS One in edited by 8, e77886 (2013) |
99. C. S. Gokhale, A. Papkou, A. Traulsen and H. Schulenburg
Lotka-Volterra dynamics kills the Red Queen: population size fluctuations and associated stochasticity dramatically change host-parasite coevolution
BMC Evolutionary Biology in edited by 13, 254 (2013) |
100. B. Wu, J. García, C. Hauert and A. Traulsen
Extrapolating weak selection in evolutionary games
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 9, e1003381 (2013) |
168. A. Traulsen and J. Garcia
Chromodynamics of accents?
Current Anthropology in edited by 53, 608-609 (2013) |
169. A. Traulsen
From Matter to self-Organizing Life (Book review of From Strange Simplicity to Complex Familiarity - A Treatise on Matter, Information, Life, and Thought by Manfred Eigen)
Science in edited by 342, 39-40 (2013) |

2012

72. B. Allen, A. Traulsen, C. Tarnita and M. A. Nowak
How mutation affects evolutionary games on graphs
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 299, 97-105 (2012) |
73. A. Traulsen and F. A. Reed
From genes to games: Cooperation and cyclic dominance in meiotic drive
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 299, 120-125 (2012) |
74. T. A. Han, A. Traulsen and C. S. Gokhale
On equilibrium properties of evolutionary multi-player games with random payoff matrices
Theoretical Population Biology in edited by 81, 264-72 (2012) |
75. J. Jacquet, C. Hauert, A. Traulsen and M. Milinski
Could shame and honor save cooperation?
Communicative and Integrative Biology in edited by 5, 1-5 (2012) |
76. A. Traulsen, J. C. Claussen and C. Hauert
Stochastic differential equations for evolutionary dynamics with demographic noise and mutations
Physical Review E in edited by 85, 041901 (2012) |
77. B. Wu, C. S. Gokhale, L. Wang and A. Traulsen
How small are small mutation rates?
Journal of Mathematical Biology in edited by 64, 803-827 (2012) |
78. J. García and A. Traulsen
The Structure of Mutations and the Evolution of Cooperation
PLoS One in edited by 7, e35287 (2012) |
79. J. García and A. Traulsen
Leaving the loners alone: Evolution of cooperation in the presence of antisocial punishment
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 307, 168-173 (2012) |
80. C. Hilbe and A. Traulsen
Emergence of responsible sanctions without second order free riders, antisocial punishment or spite
Nature Scientific Reports in edited by 2, 458 (2012) |
81. W. Huang, B. Haubold, C. Hauert and A. Traulsen
Emergence of stable polymorphism driven by evolutionary games between mutants
Nature Communications in edited by 3, 919 (2012) |
82. A. J. Black, A. Traulsen and T. Galla
Mixing times in evolutionary games
Physical Review Letters in edited by 109, 028101 (2012) |
83. A. Traulsen, T. Röhl and M. Milinski
An economic experiment reveals that humans prefer pool punishment to maintain the commons
Proceedings of the Royal Society B in edited by 279, 3716-3721 (2012) |
84. P. M. Altrock, A. Traulsen and T. Galla
The mechanics of stochastic slowdown in evolutionary games
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 311, 94-106 (2012) |
85. M. Abou Chakra and A. Traulsen
Evolutionary dynamics of strategic behavior in a collective-risk dilemma
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 8, e1002652 (2012) |
86. C. S. Gokhale and A. Traulsen
Mutualism and evolutionary multiplayer games: revisiting the Red King
Proceedings of the Royal Society B in edited by 279, 4611-4616 (2012) |
87. J. Grujic, T. Roehl, D. Semmann, M. Milinski and A. Traulsen
Consistent strategy updating in a spatial and non-spatial behavioral experiment does not promote cooperation in social networks
PLoS One in edited by 7, e47718 (2012) |
88. W. Huang, B. Werner and A. Traulsen
The impact of random frequency-dependent mutations on the average population fitness
BMC Evolutionary Biology in edited by 12, 160 (2012) |
166. D. Dingli, A. Traulsen and J. M. Pacheco
Hematopoietic stem cells and their dynamics
in Stem cells - basics and applications, edited by Deb, K. and Totey, S. M. (2012) |
167. D. Dingli, A. Traulsen and J. M. Pacheco
Evolutionary dynamics of Mutations in Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Beyond
Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells in edited by 3 (2012) |
170. F. A. Reed, A. Traulsen and P. M. Altrock
Underdominance
Brenner`s Online Encyclopedia of Genetics in edited by (2012) |

2011

64. J. B. W. Wolf, A. Traulsen and R. James
Exploring the link between genetic relatedness r and social contact structure k in animal social networks
The American Naturalist in edited by 177, 135-142 (2011) |
65. K. Sigmund, C. Hauert, A. Traulsen and H. De Silva
Social Control and the Social Contract: The Emergence of Sanctioning Systems for Collective Action
Dynamic Games and Applications in edited by 1, 149-171 (2011) |
66. T. Lenaerts, F. Castagnetti, A. Traulsen, J. M. Pacheco, G. Rosti and D. Dingli
Explaining the in vitro and in vivo differences in leukemia therapy
Cell Cycle in edited by 10, 1540-1544 (2011) |
67. C. S. Gokhale and A. Traulsen
Strategy abundance in evolutionary many-player games with multiple strategies
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 238, 180-191 (2011) |
68. P. M. Altrock, A. Traulsen and F. A. Reed
Stability properties of underdominance in finite subdivided populations
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 7, e1002260 (2011) |
69. B. Werner, D. Dingli, T. Lenaerts, J. M. Pacheco and A. Traulsen
Dynamics of mutant cells in hierarchical organized tissues
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 7, e1002290 (2011) |
70. J. Jacquet, C. Hauert, A. Traulsen and M. Milinski
Shame and honour drive cooperation
Biology Letters in edited by 7, 899-901 (2011) |
71. B. Werner, D. Lutz, T. H. Brümmendorf, A. Traulsen and S. Balabanov
Dynamics of resistance development to Imatinib under increasing selection pressure: A combination of mathematical models and in vitro data
PLoS One in edited by 6, e28955 (2011) |

2010

49. A. Traulsen
Mathematics of kin- and group-selection: formally equivalent?
Evolution in edited by 64, 316-323 (2010) |
50. W. Huang and A. Traulsen
Fixation probabilities of random mutants under frequency dependent selection
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 263, 262-268 (2010) |
51. H. De Silva, C. Hauert, A. Traulsen and K. Sigmund
Freedom, enforcement, and the social dilemma of strong altruism
Journal of Evolutionary Economics in edited by 20, 203-217 (2010) |
52. A. Traulsen, D. Semmann, R. D. Sommerfeld, H. J. Krambeck and M. Milinski
Human strategy updating in evolutionary games
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA in edited by 107, 2962-2966 (2010) |
53. C. S. Gokhale and A. Traulsen
Evolutionary games in the multiverse
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA in edited by 107, 5500-5504 (2010) |
54. A. Traulsen, J. M. Pacheco and D. Dingli
Reproductive fitness advantage of BCR-ABL expressing leukemia cells
Cancer Letters in edited by 294, 43-48 (2010) |
55. T. Lenaerts, J. M. Pacheco, A. Traulsen and D. Dingli
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy can cure chronic myeloid leukemia without hitting leukemic stem cells
Haematologica in edited by 95, 900-907 (2010) |
56. D. Dingli, A. Traulsen, T. Lenaerts and J. M. Pacheco
Evolutionary Dynamics of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Genes and Cancer in edited by 1, 309-315 (2010) |
57. B. Wu, D. Zhou, F. Fu, Q. Luo, L. Wang and A. Traulsen
Evolution of cooperation on stochastical dynamical networks
PLoS ONE in edited by 5, e11187 (2010) |
58. P. M. Altrock, C. S. Gokhale and A. Traulsen
Stochastic slowdown in evolutionary processes
Physical Review E in edited by 82, 011925 (2010) |
59. K. Sigmund, H. De Silva, A. Traulsen and C. Hauert
Social learning promotes institutions for governing the commons.
Nature in edited by 466, 861-863 (2010) |
60. G. Zschaler, A. Traulsen and T. Gross
A Homoclinic Route to Full Cooperation in Adaptive Social Networks
New Journal of Physics in edited by 12, 093015 (2010) |
61. A. Traulsen, J. M. Pacheco, L. Luzzatto and D. Dingli
Somatic mutations and the hierarchy of hematopoiesis
BioEssays in edited by 32, 1003-1008 (2010) |
62. P. M. Altrock, A. Traulsen, R. G. Reeves and F. A. Reed
Using underdominance to bi-stably transform local populations.
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 267, 62-75 (2010) |
63. B. Wu, P. M. Altrock, L. Wang and A. Traulsen
Universality of weak selection
Physical Review E in edited by 82, 046106 (2010) |

2009

37. C. Eizaguirre, T. Lenz, A. Traulsen and M. Milinski
Speciation accelerated and stabilized by pleiotropic major histocompatibility complex immunogenes.
Ecology Letters in edited by 12, 5-12 (2009) |
38. B. Woelfing, A. Traulsen, M. Milinski and T. Boehm
Does intra-individual major histocompatibility complex diversity keep a golden mean?
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B in edited by 364, 117-128 (2009) |
39. P. M. Altrock and A. Traulsen
Fixation times in evolutionary games under weak selection
New Journal of Physics in edited by 11, 013012 (2009) |
40. A. Traulsen, C. Hauert, H. De Silva, M. A. Nowak and K. Sigmund
Exploration dynamics in evolutionary games
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA in edited by 106, 709-712 (2009) |
41. T. Antal, M. A. Nowak and A. Traulsen
Strategy abundance in 2×2 games for arbitrary mutation rates
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 257, 340-344 (2009) |
42. B. Woelfing and A. Traulsen
Stochastic sampling of interaction partners versus deterministic payoff assignment.
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 257, 689-695 (2009) |
43. D. Dingli, T. Antal, A. Traulsen and J. M. Pacheco
Progenitor cell self-renewal and cyclic neutropenia
Cell Proliferation in edited by 42, 330-338 (2009) |
44. T. Antal, A. Traulsen, H. Ohtsuki, C. E. Tarnita and M. A. Nowak
Mutation-selection equilibrium in games with multiple strategies.
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 258, 614-622 (2009) |
45. C. S. Gokhale, Y. Iwasa, M. A. Nowak and A. Traulsen
The pace of evolution across fitness valleys
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 259, 613-620 (2009) |
46. J. M. Pacheco, A. Traulsen and D. Dingli
The allometry of chronic myeloid leukemia
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 259, 635-640 (2009) |
47. P. M. Altrock and A. Traulsen
Deterministic evolutionary game dynamics in finite populations
Physical Review E in edited by 80, 011909 (2009) |
48. J. Poncela, J. Gomez-Gardenes, A. Traulsen and Y. Moreno
Evolutionary game dynamics in a growing structured population
New Journal of Physics in edited by 11, 083031 (2009) |
163. A. Traulsen and C. Hauert
Stochastic evolutionary game dynamics
in Reviews of Nonlinear Dynamics and Complexity, edited by Heinz Georg Schuster II, 25-61 (2009) |
164. A. Traulsen, F. C. Santos and J. M. Pacheco
Evolutionary Games in Self-organizing Populations
in Adaptive Networks: Theory, Models and Applications, edited by Gross, T. and Sayama, H. (2009) |
165. S. van Segebroeck, F. C. Santos, A. Traulsen, T. Lenaerts and J. M. Pacheco
Evolution of cooperation in adaptive social networks
in Handbook of Biological Networks, edited by Boccaletti, S. and Latora, V. and Moreno, Y. (2009) |

2008

26. J. C. Claussen and A. Traulsen
Cyclic Dominance and Biodiversity in Well-Mixed Populations
Physical Review Letters in edited by 100, 058104 (2008) |
27. J. M. Pacheco, A. Traulsen, H. Ohtsuki and M. A. Nowak
Repeated games and direct reciprocity under active linking
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 250, 723-731 (2008) |
28. D. Dingli, J. M. Pacheco and A. Traulsen
Multiple mutant clones in blood rarely coexist.
Physical Review E in edited by 77, 021915 (2008) |
29. S. Jones, W. D. Chen, G. Parmigiani, F. Diehl, N. Beerenwinkel, T. Antal, A. Traulsen, M. A. Nowak, C. Siegel, V. E. Velculescu, K. W. Kinzler, B. Vogelstein, J. Willis and S. D. Markowitz
Comparative lesion sequencing provides insights into tumor evolution.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA in edited by 105, 4283-4288 (2008) |
30. A. Traulsen
Mechanisms for similarity based cooperation
The European Physical Journal B in edited by 63, 363-371 (2008) |
31. D. Dingli, A. Traulsen and J. M. Pacheco
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: origin, development, response to therapy, and relapse
Clinical Leukemia in edited by 2, 133-139 (2008) |
32. A. Traulsen, N. Shoresh and M. A. Nowak
Analytical results for individual and group selection of any intensity.
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology in edited by 70, 1410-1424 (2008) |
33. T. Röhl, A. Traulsen, J. C. Claussen and H. G. Schuster
Stochastic gain in finite populations
Physical Review E in edited by 78, 026108 (2008) |
34. D. Dingli, A. Traulsen and J. M. Pacheco
Dynamics of haemopoiesis across mammals
Proceedings of the Royal Society B in edited by 275, 2389-2392 (2008) |
35. J. M. Pacheco, A. Traulsen and D. Dingli
Cyclic neutropenia in mammals
American Journal of Hematology in edited by 83, 920-921 (2008) |
36. C. Hauert, A. Traulsen, H. Brandt, M. A. Nowak and K. Sigmund
Public Goods with Punishment and Abstaining in Finite and Infinite Populations
Biological Theory in edited by 3, 114-122 (2008) |
162. J. C. Claussen and A. Traulsen
Fluctuations in Coevolutionary Dynamics and Implications for Multi-Agent Models
in Proc. Potentials of Complexity Science for Business, Government, and the Media, edited by Helbing, D. (2008) |

2007

14. A. Traulsen, M. A. Nowak and J. M. Pacheco
Stochastic payoff evaluation increases the temperature of selection
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 244, 349-357 (2007) |
15. D. Dingli, A. Traulsen and J. M. Pacheco
Stochastic Dynamics of Hematopoietic Tumor Stem Cells
Cell Cycle in edited by 6, e2-e6 (2007) |
16. A. Traulsen and M. A. Nowak
Chromodynamics of cooperation in finite populations
PLoS One in edited by 2, e270 (2007) |
17. D. Dingli, A. Traulsen and F. Michor
(A)Symmetric Stem Cell Replication and Cancer
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 3, e53 (2007) |
18. D. Dingli, A. Traulsen and J. M. Pacheco
Compartmental architecture and dynamics of hematopoiesis
PLoS One in edited by 4, e345 (2007) |
19. A. Traulsen, J. M. Pacheco and M. A. Nowak
Pairwise comparison and selection temperature in evolutionary game dynamics
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 246, 522-529 (2007) |
20. G. Wild and A. Traulsen
The different limits of weak selection and the evolutionary dynamics of finite populations
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 247, 382-390 (2007) |
21. C. Hauert, A. Traulsen, H. Brandt, M. A. Nowak and K. Sigmund
Via freedom to coercion: the emergence of costly punishment
Science in edited by 316, 1905-1907 (2007) |
22. T. Röhl, C. Röhl, H. G. Schuster and A. Traulsen
Impact of fraud on the mean-field dynamics of cooperative social systems
Physical Review E in edited by 76, 026114 (2007) |
23. N. Beerenwinkel, T. Antal, D. Dingli, A. Traulsen, K. W. Kinzler, V. E. E. Velculescu, B. Vogelstein and M. A. Nowak
Genetic progression and the waiting time to cancer.
PLoS Computational Biology in edited by 3, e225 (2007) |
24. A. Traulsen, Y. Iwasa and M. A. Nowak
The fastest evolutionary trajectory
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 249, 617-623 (2007) |
25. A. Traulsen, J. M. Pacheco and D. Dingli
On the origin of multiple mutant clones in paroxysmal nocturnal globinuria
Stem Cells in edited by 25, 3081-3084 (2007) |

2006

8. A. Traulsen, J. C. Claussen and C. Hauert
Coevolutionary dynamics in large, but finite populations
Physical Review E in edited by 74, 011901 (2006) |
9. A. Traulsen, M. A. Nowak and J. M. Pacheco
Stochastic Dynamics of Invasion and Fixation
Physical Review E in edited by 74, 011909 (2006) |
10. A. Traulsen and M. A. Nowak
Evolution of cooperation by multilevel selection
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in edited by 103, 10952-10955 (2006) |
11. A. Traulsen, J. M. Pacheco and L. A. Imhof
Stochasticity and evolutionary stability
Physical Review E in edited by 74, 021905 (2006) |
12. J. M. Pacheco, A. Traulsen and M. A. Nowak
Active linking in evolutionary games
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 243, 437-443 (2006) |
13. J. M. Pacheco, A. Traulsen and M. A. Nowak
Coevolution of Strategy and Structure in Complex Networks with Dynamical Linking
Physical Review Letters in edited by 97, 258103 (2006) |

2005

5. J. C. Claussen and A. Traulsen
Non-Gaussian fluctuations arising from finite populations: Exact results for the evolutionary Moran process.
Physical Review E in edited by 71, 025101(R) (2005) |
6. A. Traulsen, A. M. Sengupta and M. A. Nowak
Stochastic evolutionary dynamics on two levels
Journal of Theoretical Biology in edited by 235, 393-401 (2005) |
7. A. Traulsen, J. C. Claussen and C. Hauert
Coevolutionary dynamics: From finite to infinite populations
Physical Review Letters in edited by 95, 238701 (2005) |

2004

2. A. Traulsen, K. Lippert and U. Behn
Generation of spatiotemporal correlated noise in 1+1 dimensions.
Physical Review E in edited by 69, 026116 (2004) |
3. A. Traulsen, T. Röhl and H. G. Schuster
Stochastic gain in population dynamics
Physical Review Letters in edited by 93, 028701 (2004) |
4. A. Traulsen and J. C. Claussen
Similarity-based cooperation and spatial segregation.
Physical Review E in edited by 70, 046128 (2004) |

2003

1. A. Traulsen and H. G. Schuster
Minimal model for tag-based cooperation.
Physical Review E in edited by 68, 046129 (2003) |

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