Co-evolution
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In biology, coevolution occurs when two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution through the process of natural selection. The term sometimes is used for two traits in the same species affecting each other's evolution, as well as gene-culture coevolution.
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In biology, coevolution occurs when two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution through the process of natural selection. The term sometimes is used for two traits in the same species affecting each other's evolution, as well as gene-culture coevolution.
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Two or more systems (species, organizations, technologies) exert mutual selective pressures in continuous interaction; one party's evolution changes the other's adaptive landscape, forming a spiral of 'arms race' or 'mutual reinforcement'. The mechanism lies in the positive/negative coupling of feedback loops, making evolution not unidirectional but mutually shaping.
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