Species Formation in Simple Ecosystems

F. Bagnoli () and M. Bezzi ()
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F. Bagnoli: Dipartimento di Matematica Applicata, Università di Firenze, via S. Marta 3, I-50139, Firenze, Italy;
M. Bezzi: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Bologna, via Irnerio 46, I-40126 Bologna, Italy;

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 1998, vol. 09, issue 04, 555-571

Abstract: In this paper we consider a microscopic model of a simple ecosystem. The basic ingredients of this model are individuals, and both the phenotypic and genotypic levels are taken in account. The model is based on a long range cellular automaton (CA); introducing simple interactions between the individuals, we get some of the complex collective behaviors observed in a real ecosystem. Since our fitness function is smooth, the model does not exhibit the error threshold transition; on the other hand the size of total population is not kept constant, and the mutational meltdown transition is present. We study the effects of competition between genetically similar individuals and how it can lead to species formation. This speciation transition does not depend on the mutation rate. We present also an analytical approximation of the model.

Keywords: Speciation Models; Darwinian Theory; Population Dynamics; Eigen Model; Mutational Meltdown (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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