Well done Farshad on this project!
I thought that if individuals can choose habitats based on their traits that it would prevent competition from forming range limits
but I was wrong - it actually makes competitively-formed range limits SHARPER
and Farshad can cogently explain why
Benjamin Freeman
Why do species' ranges stop where they do? New theory shows that matching habitat choice can sharpen range boundaries and reinforce limits imposed by competition academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...
By Shirani and @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social
academic.oup.com
Abstract. Existing theory examining the coevolutionary dynamics of species’ range borders assumes random dispersal, which causes maladaptive gene flow from