Evolutionary dynamics of mutants that modify population structure

• Published in: Journal of the Royal Society interface Vol. 20; no. 208; p. 20230355
• Main Authors: Tkadlec, Josef, Kaveh, Kamran, Chatterjee, Krishnendu, Nowak, Martin A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 29.11.2023
• Subjects: Biological Evolution; Life Sciences–Mathematics interface; Mutation; Population Dynamics; Probability; Selection, Genetic; evolutionary graph theory; spatial structure; Moran process; fixation probability

Natural selection is usually studied between mutants that differ in reproductive rate, but are subject to the same population structure. Here we explore how natural selection acts on mutants that have the same reproductive rate, but different population structures. In our framework, population struc...