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The model accounts for density dependence, mate limitation, and predator saturation, while traits evolve according to selection gradients that influence reproduction and competition. From an ecological perspective, we show that weak Allee effects create bistability between extinction and survival, while strong Allee effects generate a critical threshold below which populations collapse and above which they persist at carrying capacity. Evolutionary feedback further reshapes these outcomes by shifting thresholds, modifying stability regions, and producing multiple long-term attractors. Biologically, this reveals how demographic pressures such as scarce mates or high predation interact with trait evolution to determine persistence or extinction, and how adaptive responses may rescue populations facing critical density barriers. 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