TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-equilibrium physics and evolution - Adaptation, extinction, and ecology
T2 - A Key Issues review
AU - Kussell, E.
AU - Vucelja, M.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - Evolutionary dynamics in nature constitute an immensely complex non-equilibrium process. We review the application of physical models of evolution, by focusing on adaptation, extinction, and ecology. In each case, we examine key concepts by working through examples. Adaptation is discussed in the context of bacterial evolution, with a view toward the relationship between growth rates, mutation rates, selection strength, and environmental changes. Extinction dynamics for an isolated population are reviewed, with emphasis on the relation between timescales of extinction, population size, and temporally correlated noise. Ecological models are discussed by focusing on the effect of spatial interspecies interactions on diversity. Connections between physical processes - such as diffusion, turbulence, and localization - and evolutionary phenomena are highlighted.
AB - Evolutionary dynamics in nature constitute an immensely complex non-equilibrium process. We review the application of physical models of evolution, by focusing on adaptation, extinction, and ecology. In each case, we examine key concepts by working through examples. Adaptation is discussed in the context of bacterial evolution, with a view toward the relationship between growth rates, mutation rates, selection strength, and environmental changes. Extinction dynamics for an isolated population are reviewed, with emphasis on the relation between timescales of extinction, population size, and temporally correlated noise. Ecological models are discussed by focusing on the effect of spatial interspecies interactions on diversity. Connections between physical processes - such as diffusion, turbulence, and localization - and evolutionary phenomena are highlighted.
KW - biological physics
KW - evolutionary dynamics
KW - population extinction
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U2 - 10.1088/0034-4885/77/10/102602
DO - 10.1088/0034-4885/77/10/102602
M3 - Article
C2 - 25303141
AN - SCOPUS:84908202440
SN - 0034-4885
VL - 77
JO - Reports on Progress in Physics
JF - Reports on Progress in Physics
IS - 10
M1 - 102602
ER -