Evolution of Specialization in Heterogeneous Environments: Equilibrium Between Selection, Mutation and Migration.

Abstract excerpt

Adaptation in spatially heterogeneous environments results from the balance between local selection, mutation, and migration. We study the interplay among these different evolutionary forces and demography in a classical two-habitat scenario with asexual reproduction. We develop a new theoretical approach that goes beyond the Adaptive Dynamics framework, and allows us to explore the effect of high mutation rates...

Topics

• Adaptation, Biological
• Adaptation, Physiological
• Biological Evolution
• Ecosystem
• Gene Flow
• Models, Theoretical
• Mutation
• Mutation Rate
• Reproduction
• Selection, Genetic