Evolutionary double suicide in symbiotic systems
Evolutionary double suicide in symbiotic systems
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共生系统中的进化双重自杀
DOI:
10.1111/ele.14136
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发表时间:
2023
期刊:
影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Sasaki Akira
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文献类型:
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作者:
Uchiumi Yu;Sato Masato;Sasaki Akira
Mutualism is thought to face a threat of coextinction cascade because the loss of a member species could lead to the extinction of the other member. Despite this common emphasis on the perils of such knock‐on effect, hitherto, the evolutionary causes leading to extinction have been less emphasised. Here, we examine how extinction could be triggered in mutualism and whether an evolutionary response to partner loss could prevent collateral extinctions, by theoretically examining the coevolution of the host exploitation by symbionts and host dependence on symbiosis. Our model reveals that mutualism is more vulnerable to co‐extinction through adaptive evolution (evolutionary double suicide) than parasitism. Additionally, it shows that the risk of evolutionary double suicide rarely promotes the backward evolution to an autonomous (non‐symbiotic) state. Our results provide a new perspective on the evolutionary fragility of mutualism and the rarity of observed evolutionary transitions from mutualism to parasitism.