Cannibals in space: The coevolution of cannibalism and dispersal in spatially structured populations

American Naturalist

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 513-524

  Rudolf, Volker H W ^a   Kamo, Masashi ^b   Boots, Mike ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolutionary branching; Intraspecific predation; Kin selection; Polyphenism; Spatial self structuring; Stage structure

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; COEVOLUTION; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; KIN SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANNIBALISM; EVOLUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; CANNIBALISM; EVOLUTION; MODELS, GENETIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 77951087890     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651616     Document Type: Article

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