About the Authors

Philipp M. Altrock

altrock@evolbio.mpg.de

Affiliation Evolutionary Theory Group, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany

Arne Traulsen

Affiliation Evolutionary Theory Group, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany

Floyd A. Reed

Affiliations Population Genetics Group, Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany, Department of Biology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: PMA AT FAR. Wrote the paper: PMA AT FAR. Developed the mathematical model: PMA AT FAR. Performed the computer experiments/simulations: PMA. Performed analytical analysis: PMA FAR.