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Feasibility as a moving target: Fluctuating species interactions lead to universal power law in equilibrium abundances
Cagatay Eskin, Vu Nguyen, Dervis Can Vural
Theoretical ecology has traditionally equated persistence with the stability of a fixed equilibrium point. Here we argue that the primary threat to ecosystem persistence need not b…
Evolutionary Hysteresis: Cycling about in a Rugged Landscape
Luke Piszkin, Dervis Can Vural
In this work, we integrate theoretical modeling, molecular simulation, and empirical analysis to identify and characterize evolutionary hysteresis. We first show how epistatic inte…
Geomorphodynamics, evolution, and ecology of vertical roots
Martin Heidelman, Dervis Can Vural
The roots of some coastal and wetland trees grow peculiar vertical protrusions, the function of which remains unclear. Here, using computational simulations based on first-principl…
Extinction and Extirpation Conditions in Coalescent and Ecotonal Metacommunities
Martin Heidelman, Dervis Can Vural
Here we present extinction, extirpation and coexistence conditions where / when two communities combine. We consider one specific model where two communities coalesce, and another…
On the possibility of engineering social evolution in microfluidic environments
Gurdip Uppal, Dervis Can Vural
Many species of microbes cooperate by producing public goods from which they collectively benefit. However, these populations are under the risk of being taken over by cheating mut…
Demographics of co-aging complex systems: from sickly worms to chess engines
Cagatay Eskin, Dervis C. Vural
Aging, as defined in terms of the slope of the probability of death versus time (hazard curve), is a generic phenomenon observed in nearly all complex systems. Theoretical models o…