How population size shapes the evolution of guppy fish

• 成果类型: Editorial Material
• 署名作者: Saether, Bernt-Erik
• 署名单位: Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU)
• 刊物名称: Nature
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0028-6068
• DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-00276-5
• 发表日期: 2024-02-22
• 页码: 725-726
• 关键词: density-dependence

摘要

A long-term fish experiment reveals how a mechanism called density dependence, in which the population growth rate slows as the number of individuals rises, affects population dynamics on time scales relevant for ecology and evolution.