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Antagonistic coevolution mediated by phenotypic differences between quantitative traits.

Scott L Nuismer1, Benjamin J Ridenhour, Benjamin P Oswald

  • 1Department of Biology, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, USA. snuismer@uidaho.edu

Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution
|August 9, 2007
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This study models predator-prey coevolution where one species' trait exceeds another's. Cyclical dynamics and genetic polymorphism require strong selection and stabilizing forces, challenging trait-matching assumptions.

Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Theoretical Ecology
  • Population Genetics

Background:

  • Coevolutionary interactions, such as predator-prey and host-parasite dynamics, are often driven by quantitative traits.
  • Existing theory primarily addresses trait-matching interactions (e.g., cuckoo-host mimicry).
  • Interactions mediated by trait excess (one species' phenotype exceeding another's) are common but less theoretically developed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and analyze mathematical models for interspecific interactions mediated by trait excess.
  • To explore the coevolutionary dynamics and outcomes of these 'trait excess' interactions.
  • To compare these dynamics with those of trait-matching systems.

Main Methods:

  • Mathematical modeling of interspecific interactions.

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  • Analysis of coevolutionary dynamics under trait excess scenarios.
  • Comparison with existing theoretical frameworks for trait-matching coevolution.

    • Main Results:

    • Cyclical coevolutionary dynamics necessitate a threshold of coevolutionary selection strength combined with stabilizing selection.
    • Significant genetic polymorphism is maintained only during these cyclical dynamics.
    • Strong selection unexpectedly enhances the maintenance of genetic polymorphism.
    • Trait matching is not an inherent expectation in trait-excess mediated coevolutionary systems.

    Conclusions:

    • Coevolutionary dynamics mediated by trait excess differ fundamentally from trait-matching systems.
    • The conditions for cyclical dynamics and genetic polymorphism in trait-excess systems are identified.
    • Strong selection plays a crucial role in maintaining genetic diversity within these interactions.