Emerging diversity in a population of evolving intransitive dice

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Exploiting the mathematical curiosity of intransitive dice, we present a simple theoretical model for coevolution that captures scales ranging from the genome of the individual to the system-wide emergence of species diversity. We study a set of evolving agents that interact competitively in a closed system, in which both the dynamics of mutations and competitive advantage emerge directly from interpreting a genome as the sides of a die. The model demonstrates sympatric speciation where new species evolve from existing ones while in contact with the entire ecosystem. Allowing free mutations both in the genomes and the mutation rates, we find, in contrast to hierarchical models of fitness, the emergence of a metastable state of finite mutation rate and diversity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number054409
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume106
Issue number5
Number of pages6
ISSN2470-0045
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Nov 2022

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  • PROMOTES, BIODIVERSITY, COEVOLUTION, COMPETITION, GAME

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