title: Beyond the Black Queen Hypothesis.
abstract: The Black Queen Hypothesis, recently proposed to explain an evolution of dependency based on gene loss, is gaining ground. This paper focuses on how the evolution of dependency transforms interactions and the community. Using agent-based modeling we suggest that species specializing in the consumption of a common good escape competition and therefore favor coexistence. This evolutionary trajectory could open the way for novel long-lasting interactions and a need to revisit the classically accepted assembly rules. Such evolutionary events also reshape the structure and dynamics of communities, depending on the spatial heterogeneity of the common good production. Let Black be the new black!
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1, CNRS, UMR6553 EcoBio, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Alix
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mas
authors.affiliation: Université de Nantes, EMN, CNRS, UMR6241 LINA, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: Shahrad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jamshidi
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1, CNRS, UMR6553 EcoBio, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Yvan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lagadeuc
authors.affiliation: Université de Nantes, EMN, CNRS, UMR6241 LINA, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eveillard
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1, CNRS, UMR6553 EcoBio, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandenkoornhuyse
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D005075:Biological Evolution; D008954:Models, Biological; D017384:Sequence Deletion