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While attempts to synthesize approaches and re-unite fields are relatively frequent, their relevance may be temporary. As all the fields are quickly expanding, and more models are being developed, review articles can quickly be outdated. It is challenging to keep track of all the developments, especially across different fields.
Therefore, we created a searchable and extendable database of models of adaptation to a changing environment. Here, you will find many models with detailed and structured information about their parameter space, timescales, assumptions, and prediction (see figure below). This database grows with the expanding fields - new models are added continuously.
General model structure
General model structure
The details of each mathematical model can be captured in a hierarchical, tree-like structure, that allows comparison of the models.
Database
Database
Analysis
Analysis
Fisher's Geometric model
Fisher's Geometric model
Viviane Tinner, a master's student at ETH Zurich, investigated the possibility of creating a model tree with a similar structure to a phylogenetic tree. She constructed a tree rooting at FGM, capturing many differences between the analysed models and showing the relatedness between each of the twelve models by using eight parameters.
Viviane found that using such a model tree makes facilitates the comparison of the models and gives an overview of their connectedness. By knowing and comparing the differences in eight parameters and conditions found in the prior analysis, the models were divided into four different clusters of relatedness.
The report from Viviane's term paper can be found below.
TP_Tinner_revised.pdfOutlook
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