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I consider the problem of evolutionary branching in adaptive dynamics without applying the limits of separation of timescales between ecological and evolutionary processes. I derive expressions for the waiting time for a branching event to occur and survive in terms of both ecological and evolutionary parameters, and show how demographic stochasticity alone can result in the frequent failure of adaptive branching.
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Boettiger, C. The Evolutionary Seesaw: Origins of biodiversity?. Nat Prec (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2012.6852.1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2012.6852.1