The evolution of niche overlap and competitive differences

AI Pastore, G Barabás, MD Bimler… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Competition can result in evolutionary changes to coexistence between competitors but
there are no theoretical models that predict how the components of coexistence change …

When ecology fails: how reproductive interactions promote species coexistence

M Gómez-Llano, RM Germain, D Kyogoku… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2021 - cell.com
That species must differ ecologically is often viewed as a fundamental condition for their
stable coexistence in biological communities. Yet, recent work has shown that ecologically …

Rapid evolution of life‐history traits in response to warming, predation and competition: A meta‐analysis

TN Grainger, JM Levine - Ecology letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although studies quantifying evolutionary change in response to the selective pressures that
organisms face in the wild have demonstrated that organisms can evolve rapidly, we lack a …

Integrating eco‐evolutionary dynamics and modern coexistence theory

M Yamamichi, T Gibbs, JM Levine - Ecology letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Community ecology typically assumes that competitive exclusion and species coexistence
are unaffected by evolution on the time scale of ecological dynamics. However, recent …

Niche differences, not fitness differences, explain predicted coexistence across ecological groups

L Buche, JW Spaak, J Jarillo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the drivers of species coexistence is essential in ecology. Niche and fitness
differences (ie how species limit themselves compared to others and species' differences in …

Nutrient enrichment undermines invasion resistance to Spartina alterniflora in a saltmarsh: Insights from modern coexistence theory

S Qiu, J Huang, M Lu, X Xu, X Li… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of native communities to maintain invasion resistance in the face of
environmental changes is crucial for biodiversity conservation. However, previous studies …

MacArthur's consumer-resource model: a Rosetta Stone for competitive interactions

J Sakarchi, RM Germain - The American Naturalist, 2025 - journals.uchicago.edu
Recent developments in competition theory—namely, modern coexistence theory (MCT)—
have aided empiricists in formulating tests of species persistence, coexistence, and …

Native plant species show evolutionary responses to invasion by Parthenium hysterophorus in an African savanna

AMO Oduor - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive plant species often competitively displace native plant species but some
populations of native plant species can evolve adaptation to competition from invasive …

Competitive history shapes rapid evolution in a seasonal climate

TN Grainger, SM Rudman… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Eco-evolutionary dynamics will play a critical role in determining species' fates as climatic
conditions change. Unfortunately, we have little understanding of how rapid evolutionary …

Rapid evolution promotes fluctuation‐dependent species coexistence

M Yamamichi, AD Letten - Ecology Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have demonstrated that rapid contemporary evolution can play a significant
role in regulating population dynamics on ecological timescales. Here we identify a …