Eco-evolutionary dynamics of clonal multicellular life cycles.

ABSTRACT: The evolution of multicellular life cycles is a central process in the course of the emergence of multicellularity. The simplest multicellular life cycle is comprised of the growth of the propagule into a colony and its fragmentation to give rise to new propagules. The majority of theoretical models assume selection among life cycles to be driven by internal properties of multicellular groups, resulting in growth competition. At the same time, the influence of interactions between groups on the evolution of life cycles is rarely even considered. Here, we present a model of colonial life cycle evolution taking into account group interactions. Our work shows that the outcome of evolution could be coexistence between multiple life cycles or that the outcome may depend on the initial state of

SUBMITTER: Ress V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9470158 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature