Coevolution of species in competition: a theoretical study.
A model is presented for the coevolution of several species in competition, each species being genetically variable at one locus with respect to this competition. A function was fund that is maximized during coevolution. This maximization principle was used in order to study the result of competition for a single resource on the utilization functions of the species competing for that resource. In particular, the conditions under which ecological character displacement can evolve were examined.
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004171:Diploidy; D005838:Genotype; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D012641:Selection, Genetic