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S. Stepney

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Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:simulation· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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B. Fagan· 1 shared C. D. Thomas· 1 shared J. W. Pitchford· 1 shared P. Hogeweg· 1 shared S. J. Hickinbotham· 1 shared

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B. Fagan

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Increased dispersal explains increasing local diversity with global biodiversity declines

B. Fagan, J. W. Pitchford, S. Stepney, C. D. Thomas

The paper shows increased dispersal can raise local diversity but reduce regional diversity, and may make communities more resistant to invasions despite global biodiversity loss.

bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2023Ecology

Nothing in evolution makes sense except in the light of parasitism: evolution of complex replication strategies

S. J. Hickinbotham, S. Stepney, P. Hogeweg

This study shows that parasitism drives the evolution of complex replicators and ecosystems in RNA world models.

bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology