title: Comparative modeling of coevolution in communities of unicellular organisms: adaptability and biodiversity.
abstract: We propose an original program "Evolutionary constructor" that is capable of computationally efficient modeling of both population-genetic and ecological problems, combining these directions in one model of required detail level. We also present results of comparative modeling of stability, adaptability and biodiversity dynamics in populations of unicellular haploid organisms which form symbiotic ecosystems. The advantages and disadvantages of two evolutionary strategies of biota formation--a few generalists' taxa-based biota formation and biodiversity-based biota formation--are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Systems Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia. lashin@bionet.nsc.ru
authors.forename: Sergey A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lashin
authors.forename: Valentin V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Suslov
authors.forename: Yuri G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Matushkin
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D003198:Computer Simulation; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D008957:Models, Genetic