How signalling games explain mimicry at many levels: from viral epidemiology to human sociology.
J R Soc Interface
; 18(175): 20200689, 2021 02.
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Mimicry is exhibited in multiple scales, ranging from molecular, to organismal, and then to human society. 'Batesian'-type mimicry entails a conflict of interest between sender and receiver, reflected in a deceptive mimic signal. 'Müllerian'-type mimicry occurs when there is perfect common interest between sender and receiver in a particular type of encounter, manifested by an honest co-mimic signal. Using a signalling games approach, simulations show that invasion by Batesian mimics will make Müllerian mimicry unstable, in a coevolutionary chase. We use these results to better understand the deceptive strategies of SARS-CoV-2 and their key role in the COVID-19 pandemic. At the biomolecular level, we explain how cellularization promotes Müllerian molecular mimicry, and discourages Batesian molecular mimicry. A wide range of processes analogous to cellularization are presented; these might represent a manner of reducing oscillatory instabilities. Lastly, we identify examples of mimicry in human society that might be addressed using a signalling game approach.
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Mimetismo Molecular
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Modelos Imunológicos
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Pandemias
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SARS-CoV-2
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2021
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