# Evolutionarily stable strategy

> > I have a hunch that we may come to look back on the invention of the ESS concept as one of the most important advances in evolutionary theory since Darwin. It is applicable wherever we find conflict of interest, and that means almost everywhere. --p84, The selfish gene

> I have a hunch that we may come to look back on the invention of the ESS concept as one of the most important advances in evolutionary theory since [Darwin](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/Charles%20Darwin.txt). It is applicable wherever we find conflict of interest, and that means almost everywhere. --p84, [The selfish gene](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/The%20selfish%20gene.txt)

## See also

- [ESS and punctuated equilibrium](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/ESS%20and%20punctuated%20equilibrium.txt)
- [ESS and group selection](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/ESS%20and%20group%20selection.txt)