Dynamic aggregation evolution of competitive societies of cooperative and noncooperative agents

We propose an evolution model of cooperative agent and noncooperative agent aggregates to investigate the dynamic evolution behaviors of the system and the effects of the competing microscopic reactions on the dynamic evolution. In this model, each cooperative agent and noncooperative agent are endowed with integer values of cooperative spirits and nonco- operative spirits, respectively. The cooperative spirits of a cooperative agent aggregate and the noncooperative spirits of a noncooperative agent aggregate change via four competing microscopic reaction schemes： the win-win reaction between two cooperative agents, the lose-lose reaction between two noncooperative agents, the win-lose reaction between a coop- erative agent and a noncooperative agent （equivalent to the migration of spirits from cooperative agents to noncooperative agents）, and the cooperative agent catalyzed decline of noncooperative spirits. Based on the generalized Smoluchowski＇s rate equation approach, we investigate the dynamic evolution behaviors such as the total cooperative spirits of all coop- erative agents and the total noncooperative spirits of all noncooperative agents. The effects of the three main groups of competition on the dynamic evolution are revealed. These include： （i） the competition between the lose-lose reaction and the win-lose reaction, which gives rise to respectively the decrease and increase in the noncooperative agent spirits; （ii） the competition between the win-win reaction and the win-lose reaction, which gives rise to respectively the increase and decrease in the cooperative agent spirits; （iii） the competition between the win-lose reaction and the catalyzed-decline reaction, which gives rise to respectively the increase and decrease in the noncooperative agent spirits.

Studies on the impact of the evolution of Volleyball Rules upon technology and tactics

As it developed to today, Volleyball evolved from a game for the purpose of entertainment initially to a competitive Olympic sport. Through various periods of Volleyball development, we can find that when some old rules can not adapt to the volleyball development, it will lead to changes in the rules, it is this continuous improvement and change that inject vigor to volleyball and bring vitality, and promote the innovative development of volleyball skills and tactics, in turn the constant enrichment and development of volleyball skills and tactics required the game rules constantly revised and improved, as promoted and restricted each other, analysis of the mutual relationship between volleyball game rules and technology or tactics can not only in favor of volleyball skills, like evolving tactics, but also beneficial to volleyball competition rules maturity. Development of Volleyball Rules has been the inexhaustible power to development of sports project, researching of the competition rules has been recognized as a major breakthrough in the field of sports in various projects to promote sports development. Volleyball Rules - from the generated moment until today, has evolved many times. This evolution is not blind, random; it follows its inherent rule. A contest rule, which has a close relationship with the development of sports technology, are the basic norms and principles of sports game. They promote each other, while mutually restraint. Analysis of the relationship between volleyball competition rules and the technology or tactics, is not only conducive to the development of athletic skills, but also to the maturity of competition rules.

Holes in Fossil Shells Show Effects of Competition and Evolution

化石能够或多或少地反映出当时生物及其生存环境的状况,这为人类了解生命的历史和地球上生态环境变迁的历史提供了重要的线索。一代又一代的科学家通过对不断发现的越来越多的生物化石的研究,根据它们形态特征上的异同来了解各门类生物之间的亲缘关系。

Effects of generalist herbivory on resistance and resource allocation by the invasive plant, Phytolacca americana

Successful invasions by exotic plants are often attributed to a loss of co-evolved specialists and a re-allocation of resources from defense to growth and reproduction. However, invasive plants are rarely completely released from insect herbivory because they are frequently attacked by generalists in their introduced ranges. The novel generalist community may also affect the invasive plant＇s defensive strategies and resource allocation. Here, we tested this hypothesis using American pokeweed （Phytolacca americana L.）, a species that has become invasive in China, which is native to North America. We examined resistance, tolerance, growth and reproduction of plant populations from both China and the USA when plants were exposed to natural generalist herbivores in China. We found that leaf damage was greater for invasive populations than for native populations, indicating that plants from invasive ranges had lower resistance to herbivory than those from native ranges. A regression of the percentage of leaf damage against mass showed that there was no significant difference in tolerance between invasive and native populations, even though the shoot, root, fruit and total mass were larger for invasive populations than for native populations. These results suggest that generalist herbivores are important drivers mediating the defensive strategies and resource allocation of the invasive American pokeweed.

Effects of latitudinal variation on field and common garden comparisons between native and introduced groundsel(Senecio vulgaris)populations

Aims Field and common garden comparisons are commonly performed to test the rapid evolution of increased vigor in introduced plant populations.Latitudinal dines in phenotypic traits can obscure such evolutionary inferences,particularly when native or introduced populations are distributed across large geographic ranges.We tested whether the latitudinal dines influence comparisons between introduced and native populations of Senecio vulgaris.Methods Senecio vulgaris is native to Europe but has been introduced in northeastern and southwestern China.To evaluate the performance in terms of growth and reproduction between native European populations and introduced Chinese populations,we compared plant height,number of branches and number of capitula in field populations in native and introduced ranges and in a common garden in Switzerland.Important Findings The introduced Chinese populations performed better than the native European populations in the field in terms of plant height and number of capitula,which was consistent with the prediction of the evolution of the increased competitive ability(EICA)hypothesis.The Chinese populations produced more capitula than the European populations when the latitudinal cline was considered in the common garden comparison.When we compared the traits of the northeastern Chinese,southwestern Chinese and European populations in both the field and common garden,the northeastern Chinese populations,at latitudes similar to those of the European populations,exhibited greater plant size and more capitula than the European populations in both the field and common garden.However,the southwestern Chinese populations,at latitudes much lower than those of the European populations,did not perform better than the native populations in terms of reproduction.In conclusion,our results suggest that latitudinal dines in phenotypic traits should be considered in field and common garden comparisons when introduced populations are geographically structured.