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Following the Dynamics of Structural Variants in Experimentally Evolved Populations

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Complex evolutionary interactions in multiple populations.

Kaipeng Hu¹, Pengyue Wang¹, Junzhou He¹

¹School of Statistics and Mathematics, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming 650221, China.

Physical Review. E

|May 18, 2023

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Multipopulation interactions can promote cooperation, especially when interactions are symmetric. Asymmetry can enhance cooperation but may reduce strategy coexistence, revealing complex evolutionary dynamics.

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Area of Science:

Evolutionary game theory
Population dynamics
Behavioral ecology

Background:

Individuals in competitive settings interact within and between populations, influencing fitness and evolution.
Understanding multipopulation dynamics is crucial for explaining cooperation and coexistence.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate cooperation evolution in a multipopulation model with asymmetric interactions.
To explore how group and pairwise interactions shape evolutionary outcomes.

Main Methods:

Utilized the evolutionary public goods game for group interactions and the prisoner's dilemma for pairwise interactions.
Incorporated asymmetry in interaction effects on individual fitness.
Analyzed spatiotemporal dynamics and pattern formation.

Main Results:

Symmetric interactions across populations inherently promote cooperation.
Asymmetric interactions can boost cooperation but may limit the coexistence of strategies.
Spatiotemporal analysis revealed loop structures and patterns explaining evolutionary outcomes.

Conclusions:

Multipopulation games reveal intricate interplay between cooperation and coexistence.
Interaction asymmetry significantly modulates the evolution of cooperation.
Findings open avenues for exploring multipopulation games and biodiversity.