These researchers applied novel computer programs to their
map of species interactions to predict how the organisms would behave in different settings.
«Since arthropod communities cause various repercussions on the
networks of species interactions in the ecosystem, the genome of an individual tree, which reflects its evolution, is a key to understanding the structure of organism communities on a larger scale.
Their research will uncover which species support and inhibit the growth of others, and it will serve as a basis for discovering natural
mediators of species interactions.
Modeling and simulation let us compare the effects of different
kinds of species interaction, learn what happens when a locally adapted gene is not experiencing natural selection in some populations, and test new ways to think about interactions between mutualists.
Furthermore, we documented that thermal physiology was mediated by predation risk, a known driver of organismal physiology that occurs in the
context of species interactions.