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Dynamics of competing species in a model of adaptive radiation and macroevolution.
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics - 1 Sept 2005
De Blasio Birgitte Freiesleben, De Blasio Fabio Vittorio
Abstract excerpt
We present a simple model of adaptive radiation in evolution based on species competition. Competition is found to promote species divergence and branching, and to dampen the net species production. In the model simulations, high taxonomic diversification and branching take place during the beginning of the radiation. The results show striking similarities with empirical data and highlight the mechanism of...
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