Coevolution of species in competition: a theoretical study.
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 78 (2), 1081-1084
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.78.2.1081
Abstract
A model is presented for the coevolution of several species in competition, each species being genetically variable at 1 locus with respect to this competition. A function was found that is maximized during coevolution. This maximization principle was used in order to study the result of competition for a single resource on the utilization functions of the species competing for that resource. The conditions under which ecological character displacement can evolve were examined.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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