Session

Recent progress in evolutionary theory: Coevolution, diversity, and networks

11 Jul 2018, 10:30
New Law School/--105 (University of Sydney)

New Law School/--105

University of Sydney

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Conveners

Recent progress in evolutionary theory: Coevolution, diversity, and networks: Part A

  • Akira Sasaki (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI))
  • Ulf Dieckmann (Evolution and Ecology Program (EEP), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria)

Recent progress in evolutionary theory: Coevolution, diversity, and networks: Part B

  • Ulf Dieckmann (Evolution and Ecology Program (EEP), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria)
  • Akira Sasaki (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI))

Description

Modern evolutionary theory is developing to enable the study of increasingly structured and realistic complex adaptive systems undergoing eco-evolutionary dynamics. On the one hand, studies capturing feedbacks between ecological and evolutionary drivers reveal unexpected consequences of variable fitness landscapes resulting from frequency-dependent selection and interspecific interactions, such as evolutionary branching, selection-driven extinction, and coevolutionary cycling or chaos. The resultant models are particularly suited for understanding processes of community coevolution and evolving diversity. On the other hand, studies analyzing evolution on networks reveal unexpected consequences of different interaction topologies, such as network reciprocity, cascading dynamics, and phase transitions. Increasingly, models are being devised to capture feedbacks between the adaptive evolution on networks and the adaptive evolution of networks. This minisymposium offers complementary perspectives across a range of recent advances.

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