The theory of branching processes is an area of mathematics that describes situations in
which an entity exists for a time and then may be replaced by one, two, or more entities of a …

A central question in community ecology is the means by which species coexist. Models of
coexistence often assume that species have fixed trait values and consider questions such …

Recent studies have demonstrated that rapid contemporary evolution can play a significant
role in regulating population dynamics on ecological timescales. Here we identify a …

The coexistence of closely related plant parasites is widespread. Yet, understanding the
ecological determinants of evolutionary divergence in plant parasites remains an issue …

Problems in engineering, computational science, and the physical and biological sciences
are using increasingly sophisticated mathematical techniques. Thus, the bridge between the …

A number of mechanisms have been proposed to explain the coexistence of species
engaging in exploitative competition. The Armstrong–McGehee mechanism relies on …

We analyze the evolution of specialization in resource utilization in a mechanistically
underpinned discrete-time model using the adaptive dynamics approach. We assume two …

Predator-prey systems often feature periodic population cycles. In an empirical system with a
heritable prey defence trait, ecological oscillations were previously shown to cause …

Ecological specialization in resource utilization has various facades ranging from nutritional
resources via host use of parasites or phytophagous insects to local adaptation in different …