An annotated synthesis of textbook definitions of parasitism is presented. Most definitions
declare parasitism is a long-lasting relationship between individuals of different species …

The coevolution of hosts and symbionts based on virulence and mode of transmission is a
complex and diverse biological phenomenon. We introduced a conceptual model to study …

Social environment profoundly influences the fitness of animals, affecting their probability of
survival to adulthood, longevity, and reproductive output. The social conditions experienced …

Using a recursion model with real parameters of Nabis pseudoferus, we show that its filial
cannibalism is an optimal foraging strategy for life reproductive success, but it is not an …

The biological world is full of phenomena that seem to run counter to Darwin's insight that
natural selection can lead to the appearance of design. For instance, why do organisms in …

Background The evolutionary roots of human moral behavior are a key precondition to
understanding human nature. Investigations usually start with a social dilemma and end up …

We investigate the evolutionary dynamics of an age-structured population subject to weak
frequency-dependent selection. It turns out that the weak selection is affected in a non-trivial …

Due to the relevance for conservation biology, there is an increasing interest to extend
evolutionary genomics models to plant, animal or microbial species. However, this requires …

Background For the understanding of human nature, the evolutionary roots of human moral
behaviour are a key precondition. Our question is as follows: Can the altruistic moral rule …

We present a new modelling framework combining replicator dynamics, the standard model
of frequency dependent selection, with an age-structured population model. The new …