Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Growth rate structures the dynamics of bacterial trait evolution
Chunhui Hao, Naoki Konno, Yang Zhang, Fangliang He
This study shows growth rate is a major organizing axis shaping bacterial trait evolution across timescales, with distinct slow- and fast-growing regimes and varying coupling with other traits.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.22.761225