Continual evolution through coupled fast and slow feedbacks.

ABSTRACT: Continual evolution describes the unceasing evolution of at least one trait involving at least one organism. The Red Queen Hypothesis is a specific case in which continual evolution results from coevolution of at least two species. While microevolutionary studies have described examples in which evolution does not cease, understanding which general conditions lead to continual evolution or to stasis remains a major challenge. In many cases, it is unclear which experimental features or model assumptions are necessary for the observed continual evolution to emerge, and whether the described behavior is robust to variations in the given setup. Here, we aim to find the minimal set of conditions under which continual evolution occurs. To this end, we present a theoretical framework that does no

SUBMITTER: Wortel MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7049158 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature