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Eco-evolutionary feedback reshapes competitive dynamics in an orchard fly system.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 13 Aug 2026
Leonard Samuel J, Huan Mulin, Viswanathan Neha, Kerker Austin, Schmidt Paul, Levine Jonathan M
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The feedback between competition and evolution is central to hypotheses about the origin and maintenance of species diversity. Yet, whether competition-induced evolution is sufficiently rapid, consistent, and strong to maintain diversity on ecological timescales remains unresolved. We conducted an outdoor mesocosm experiment with four pairs of orchard fly species in which we manipulated species' ability to evolve...
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