A Ratio-Dependent Model of Replicator-Genetic Parasite Coevolution Demonstrates Instability of the Parasite-Free State
F. S. Berezovskaya, G. P. Karev, Y. I. Wolf, E. V. Koonin
The paper uses a ratio-dependent Lotka-Volterra model to show that the parasite-free state in replicator-parasite coevolution is unstable, supporting the hypothesis that genetic parasites are inherent to life.
bioRxiv · Feb 20, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology