> 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](/pages/Charles%20Darwin.txt). It is applicable wherever we find conflict of interest, and that means almost everywhere. --p84, [The selfish gene](/pages/The%20selfish%20gene.txt)

## See also

- [ESS and punctuated equilibrium](/pages/ESS%20and%20punctuated%20equilibrium.txt)
- [ESS and group selection](/pages/ESS%20and%20group%20selection.txt)