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Published on: August 18, 2023
Comparative modeling of coevolution in communities of unicellular organisms: adaptability and biodiversity
Sergey A Lashin1, Valentin V Suslov, Yuri G Matushkin
1Department of Systems Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia. lashin@bionet.nsc.ru
Abstract:
We propose an original program "Evolutionary constructor" that is capable of computationally efficient modeling of both population-genetic and ecological problems, combining these directions in one model of required detail level. We also present results of comparative modeling of stability, adaptability and biodiversity dynamics in populations of unicellular haploid organisms which form symbiotic ecosystems. The advantages and disadvantages of two evolutionary strategies of biota formation--a few generalists' taxa-based biota formation and biodiversity-based biota formation--are discussed.
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