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Feisty fish and birds with attitude: Why does evolution not lead to identical individuals?

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Natural selection is often thought to “perfect” an organism. Yet, real organisms show lots of diversity in their behaviours and morphology. We show that competition for resources can either maintain trait diversity at a constant high level, or lead to wild cycles in trait evolution. Continuous differences in resources like those found in nature are an important part of these outcomes.

Source: TheScienceBreaker

DOI: 10.25250/thescbr.brk793

Authors: Lukas Eigentler, Klaus Reinhold, David Kikuchi

Institutions: University of Warwick, Bielefeld University, Oregon State University

Language: English

Topic: Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4402026250

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