A slowly evolving host moves first in symbiotic interactions.
A slowly evolving host moves first in symbiotic interactions.
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缓慢发展的宿主首先在共生相互作用中移动。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01299.x
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发表时间:
2011-08
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影响因子:
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通讯作者:
Gore J
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文献类型:
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作者:
Damore JA;Gore J
Symbiotic relationships, both parasitic and mutualistic, are ubiquitous in nature. Understanding how these symbioses evolve, from bacteria and their phages to humans and our gut microflora, is crucial in understanding how life operates. Often, symbioses consist of a slowly evolving host species with each host only interacting with its own sub-population of symbionts. The Red Queen hypothesis describes coevolutionary relationships as constant arms races with each species rushing to evolve an advantage over the other, suggesting that faster evolution is favored. Here, we use a simple game theoretic model of host-symbiont coevolution that includes population structure to show that if the symbionts evolve much faster than the host, the equilibrium distribution is the same as it would be if it were a sequential game where the host moves first against its symbionts. For the slowly evolving host, this will prove to be advantageous in mutualisms and a handicap in antagonisms. The result follows from rapid symbiont adaptation to its host and is robust to changes in the parameters, even generalizing to continuous and multiplayer games. Our findings provide insight into a wide range of symbiotic phenomena and help to unify the field of coevolutionary theory. Symbioses play a vital role in nearly all ecosystems, but surprisingly little is known about how they evolve (Eberhard 1980). Empirical and theoretical studies often restrict themselves to specific forms of interactions and complicated models that make it difficult to form powerful generalities. However, in most symbiotic relationships, one partner evolves much faster than the other because of an asymmetry in generation time, mutation rate, or importance of the interaction. Therefore, in an effort to better understand symbiotic interactions, many have employed the Red Queen hypothesis, which describes coevolutionary relationships as constant arms races to gain the upper hand, thus favoring rapid rates of evolution. This coevolutionary race can be clearly seen in interactions between bacteria and their phage where the bacteria struggle to gain resistance and the phages rush to overcome it. In fact, high evolutionary rates can be so highly favored that bacteria coevolving with phage develop mutation rates 10–100 fold higher than wild-type. However, a recent theoretical study found an exception to the Red Queen hypothesis that they called the Red King effect: when two species fight over the benefits of a mutualism, the slower evolving species can actually have an advantage. In their basic model, the two species were assumed to be in a well-mixed environment, meaning that each member from both species interacted with every member of the other species. For some parameter regimes describing the interaction, the population reached the equilibrium that favored the slowly evolving species in a larger fraction of initial conditions, particularly those where both species start out being selfish. While being able to rapidly adapt may be advantageous in purely antagonistic relationships, sometimes being committed to a strategy can be beneficial. The authors liken this to “having one's hands tied” during a bargaining process, forcing the quickly evolving species to yield to rather than outrun its slowly evolving partner.
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发表时间:
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影响因子:
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