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Consumers' active choice behaviour promotes coevolutionary units in antagonistic networks.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Jan 2022
de Alvarenga Allan Maurício Sanches Baptista, Borges Marcelo Eduardo, Jorge Leonardo Ré, Varassin Isabela Galarda, Araújo Sabrina Borges Lino
Abstract excerpt
Individual behaviour and local context can influence the evolution of ecological interactions and how they structure into networks. In trophic interactions, consumers can increase their fitness by actively choosing resources that they are more likely to explore successfully. Mathematical modelling is often employed in theoretical studies to understand the coevolutionary dynamics between consumers and resources....
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