Form of an evolutionary tradeoff affects eco-evolutionary dynamics in a predator-prey system.

ABSTRACT: Evolution on a time scale similar to ecological dynamics has been increasingly recognized for the last three decades. Selection mediated by ecological interactions can change heritable phenotypic variation (i.e., evolution), and evolution of traits, in turn, can affect ecological interactions. Hence, ecological and evolutionary dynamics can be tightly linked and important to predict future dynamics, but our understanding of eco-evolutionary dynamics is still in its infancy and there is a significant gap between theoretical predictions and empirical tests. Empirical studies have demonstrated that the presence of genetic variation can dramatically change ecological dynamics, whereas theoretical studies predict that eco-evolutionary dynamics depend on the details of the genetic variation, suc

SUBMITTER: Kasada M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4234545 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature