Why is cyclic dominance so rare?

Natural populations can contain multiple types of coexisting individuals. How does natural selection maintain such diversity within and across populations? A popular theoretical basis for the maintenance of diversity is cyclic dominance, illustrated by the rock-paper-scissor game. However, it appear...

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Main Authors: Hye Jin Park, Yuriy Pichugin, Arne Traulsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-09-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/57857