- 03 Jul 2017 16:39
#14820574
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 191044.htm
Apparently, it's not as true as we thought it was.
Evolution is not necessarily a process that amounts to the fittest organisms in an ecosystem surviving. Over the short-term, parasitic organisms can thrive due to chaotic diversity which sabotages long-term fitness. In order for the paradigm to continue to make sense, multiple ecosystems must be compared against each other where parasites exist or not in order for parasites to be squashed over the long-run.
If multiple ecosystems are not exposed to each other though, then parasites simply kill themselves off which creates self-destruction within the ecosystem. The fittest organisms disappear, but those who create their disappearance disappear themselves shortly thereafter. Left unto themselves in a controlled ecosystem, the fittest organisms would survive and thrive.
Apparently, it's not as true as we thought it was.
Evolution is not necessarily a process that amounts to the fittest organisms in an ecosystem surviving. Over the short-term, parasitic organisms can thrive due to chaotic diversity which sabotages long-term fitness. In order for the paradigm to continue to make sense, multiple ecosystems must be compared against each other where parasites exist or not in order for parasites to be squashed over the long-run.
If multiple ecosystems are not exposed to each other though, then parasites simply kill themselves off which creates self-destruction within the ecosystem. The fittest organisms disappear, but those who create their disappearance disappear themselves shortly thereafter. Left unto themselves in a controlled ecosystem, the fittest organisms would survive and thrive.