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SUBMITTER: Hosking CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6408357 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hosking Cameron J CJ Raubenheimer David D Charleston Michael A MA Simpson Stephen J SJ Senior Alistair M AM
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 20190201 151
Lifespan and fecundity, the main components in evolutionary fitness, are both strongly affected by nutritional state. Geometric framework of nutrition (GFN) experiments has shown that lifespan and fecundity are separated in nutrient space leading to a functional trade-off between the two traits. Here we develop a spatially explicit agent-based model (ABM) using the GFN to explore how ecological factors may cause selection on macronutrient appetites to optimally balance these life-history traits. ...[more]