Coevolution
The process by which two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution through natural selection. Changes in one species create selection pressures that drive changes in the other.
Used in the Books
This term appears in 3 chapters:
"...tion maintained by enforcement**: Sanctioning and partner choice prevent cheating from dominating. These principles, refined by 400 million years of coevolution, offer profound insights for organizational infrastructure: shared telecommunications networks, energy grids, logistics platforms, open-source softwa..."
"Evolution, 44(3), 651-659. - Ehrlich, P. R., & Raven, P. H. (1964). Butterflies and plants: A study in coevolution. Evolution, 18(4), 586-608. - Geffeney, S. L., Fujimoto, E., Brodie, E. D., III, Brodie, E. D., Jr., & Ruben, P. C. (2005)."
"Beyond DNA: integrating inclusive inheritance into an extended theory of evolution. Nature Reviews Genetics, 12(7), 475-486. Gene-Culture Coevolution: - Richerson, P. J., & Boyd, R. (2005). Not by Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution. University of Chicago Press. - Laland, K."
Biological Context
Flowers and pollinators coevolve: flowers develop shapes and colors attractive to specific pollinators; pollinators develop adaptations to access specific flowers. Predators and prey coevolve in 'arms races.' Parasites and hosts coevolve. Coevolution creates tight interdependencies between species.
Business Application
Companies and customers coevolve—product changes shape customer expectations, which drive further product evolution. Competitors coevolve in strategy arms races. Platform ecosystems coevolve with their participants.