Trait and plasticity evolution under competition and mutualism in evolving pairwise yeast communities.

Abstract excerpt

Although we have a good understanding of how phenotypic plasticity evolves in response to abiotic environments, we know comparatively less about responses to biotic interactions. We experimentally tested how competition and mutualism affected trait and plasticity evolution of pairwise communities of genetically modified brewer's yeast. We quantified evolutionary changes in growth rate, resource use efficiency...

Topics

• Saccharomyces cerevisiae
• Biological Evolution
• Symbiosis
• Phenotype
• Adaptation, Physiological
• Selection, Genetic