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The effect of competition and horizontal trait inheritance on invasion, fixation, and polymorphism.
Journal of theoretical biology - 21 Dec 2016
Billiard Sylvain, Collet Pierre, Ferrière Régis, Méléard Sylvie, Tran Viet Chi
Abstract excerpt
Horizontal transfer (HT) of heritable information or 'traits' (carried by genetic elements, plasmids, endosymbionts, or culture) is widespread among living organisms. Yet current ecological and evolutionary theory addressing HT is scant. We present a modeling framework for the dynamics of two populations that compete for resources and horizontally exchange (transfer) an otherwise vertically inherited trait....
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