Bram van Dijk

Spatial structure drives the evolution of parasites into host defense systems

The paper shows that spatial structure in host populations drives the evolution of parasites into host defense systems through the emergence of hyperparasites.

Viral lifecycle dynamics and spatial structure explain why accessorygenes are associated with temperate phages

The paper uses a mathematical model to show how phage lifecycle dynamics and spatial structure promote the association of accessory genes with prophages, explaining their evolutionary advantage over plasmids.

Interaction range of common goods shapes Black Queen dynamics beyond the cheater-cooperator narrative

This paper presents an eco-evolutionary model showing that Black Queen dynamics can lead to either distributed or centralized common good production, depending on the interaction range among ecotypes.

REPORTH: Determining orthologous locations of repetitive sequences between genomes

REPORTH identifies orthologous positions of repetitive sequences across bacterial genomes to study their evolutionary dynamics.