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The evolution of diversity in replicator networks

R Happel1, P F Stadler

  • 1Institute für Theoretische Chemie, Universität Wien, W ahringerstrasse 17, Wien, A-1090, Austria.

Journal of Theoretical Biology
|November 25, 1998
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Introducing new species into replicator networks via mutation promotes slow, permanent growth. In contrast, unrelated immigrants cause network collapse and extinction, with species being short-lived in both scenarios.

Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary dynamics
  • Theoretical ecology
  • Systems biology

Background:

  • Understanding the stability and evolution of complex biological networks is crucial.
  • Replicator networks, models of interacting self-replicating entities, face challenges from species introduction.
  • The long-term persistence of species within these networks is often uncertain.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the meta-population dynamics of replicator networks when new species are introduced.
  • To differentiate the effects of mutant incorporation versus unrelated immigration on network stability and species permanence.
  • To analyze the survival times and extinction patterns of individual species within these dynamic networks.

Main Methods:

  • Modeling meta-population dynamics of interacting replicators.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Analyzing network growth under mutant incorporation.
  • Simulating network responses to unrelated immigrant species.
  • Characterizing species survival time distributions.

    • Main Results:

    • Mutant incorporation leads to slow, logarithmic network growth and surprisingly permanent replicators.
    • Unrelated immigration frequently causes network breakdown and complete extinction.
    • Individual species exhibit short lifespans with an exponential distribution of survival times in both introduction scenarios.

    Conclusions:

    • The origin of novel species significantly impacts replicator network stability and evolutionary trajectories.
    • Mutant incorporation offers a pathway to network expansion and long-term species persistence.
    • Unrelated immigration poses a substantial risk of network collapse, highlighting the importance of ecological context in evolutionary processes.