Sources and sinks: a stochastic model of evolution in heterogeneous environments.

نویسندگان

  • Rutger Hermsen
  • Terence Hwa
چکیده

We study evolution driven by spatial heterogeneity in a stochastic model of source-sink ecologies. A sink is a habitat where mortality exceeds reproduction so that a local population persists only due to immigration from a source. Immigrants can, however, adapt to conditions in the sink by mutation. To characterize the adaptation rate, we derive expressions for the first arrival time of adapted mutants. The joint effects of migration, mutation, birth, and death result in two distinct parameter regimes. These results may pertain to the rapid evolution of drug-resistant pathogens and insects.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 105 24  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010