The Effect of Competition Among Resources on Phenotypic Evolution of Consumers
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wilson, William G | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kumagai, Seiji | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-01-06T20:46:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-01-06T20:46:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.department | Biology | |
| dc.description.abstract | The pattern of competition among consumers is one of the important factors that determine if a population of the consumers diverges or remains monomophic. Despite its importance, what factors can affect the pattern has not been investigated. One of such factors is the shape of resource distribution. Here I investigate the effect of competition among resources. Because the competition among resources alter the resource distribution, the evolutionary dynamics of the consumers is also affected. | |
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| dc.subject | Ecology | |
| dc.subject | consumer-resource interactions | |
| dc.subject | evolutionary branching | |
| dc.subject | generalist-specialist trade-off | |
| dc.subject | phenotypic evolution | |
| dc.subject | resource competition | |
| dc.title | The Effect of Competition Among Resources on Phenotypic Evolution of Consumers | |
| dc.type | Master's thesis |