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    • Evolutionary Biology
    • Population Genetics
    • Ecology

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    • Coevolution involves reciprocal genotype-by-genotype (G × G) interactions influencing fitness.
    • Mutualisms with beneficial G × G interactions may erode genetic variation due to positive feedback.
    • Genotype-by-environment (G × E) and G × G × E interactions can alter evolutionary trajectories.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how G × E and G × G × E interactions maintain genetic variation in mutualisms.
    • To explore the impact of G × G interactions on genetic variation, including unexpected erosion.
    • To model the interplay between genetic interactions and environmental factors in coevolution.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a spatial population genetic model incorporating G × G, G × E, and G × G × E interactions.
    • Analysis of conditions under which genetic variation is maintained or eroded.
    • Parameterization of the model using data from three reciprocal transplant experiments.

    Main Results:

    • Genetic variation is consistently maintained by migration-selection balance when G × E interactions are stronger than G × G interactions.
    • Strong G × G interactions can lead to the fixation of genotypically matched partners, reducing variation.
    • Weak G × G interactions, surprisingly, can also erode variation at high dispersal rates, causing maladaptation.

    Conclusions:

    • G × E interactions play a crucial role in maintaining genetic variation in mutualistic systems.
    • The dynamics of G × G interactions can lead to both fixation of adapted pairs and maladaptation.
    • Understanding the balance of G × G and G × E interactions is key to explaining the maintenance of genetic diversity in coevolving species.