A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Joint evolution of specialization and dispersal in structured metapopulations
Authors: Nurmi T, Parvinen K
Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Publication year: 2011
Journal: Journal of Theoretical Biology
Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
Journal acronym: J THEOR BIOL
Number in series: 1
Volume: 275
Issue: 1
First page : 78
Last page: 92
Number of pages: 15
ISSN: 0022-5193
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.01.023
Abstract
We study the joint evolution of dispersal and specialization concerning resource usage in a mechanistically underpinned structured discrete-time metapopulation model. We show that dispersal significantly affects the evolution of specialization and that specialization is a key factor that determines the possibility of evolutionary branching in dispersal propensity. Allowing both dispersal propensity and specialization to evolve as a consequence of natural selection is necessary in order to understand the evolutionary dynamics. The joint evolution of dispersal and specialization forms a natural evolutionary path leading to the coexistence of generalists and specialists. We show that in this process, the number of different patch types and the resource distribution are essential. (c) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
We study the joint evolution of dispersal and specialization concerning resource usage in a mechanistically underpinned structured discrete-time metapopulation model. We show that dispersal significantly affects the evolution of specialization and that specialization is a key factor that determines the possibility of evolutionary branching in dispersal propensity. Allowing both dispersal propensity and specialization to evolve as a consequence of natural selection is necessary in order to understand the evolutionary dynamics. The joint evolution of dispersal and specialization forms a natural evolutionary path leading to the coexistence of generalists and specialists. We show that in this process, the number of different patch types and the resource distribution are essential. (c) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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