https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e20020029
In search for the optimal strategy in population dynamics
Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Wrocław,
pl. Maxa Borna 9, 50-204 Wrocław, Poland
Corresponding author: a kweron@ift.uni.wroc.pl
Received:
10
June
2001
Revised:
22
November
2001
Published online: 15 January 2002
A unification of recently proposed models describing population dynamics is presented. We study the effect of different factors, like environmental conditions, concentration of individuals in a given area and migration strategies, on population dynamics. Moreover, we show that a population occupying a smaller area is more susceptible to extinction, which is a well known biological fact. We solve the model using Monte Carlo simulations and the mean-field approach. Constructing flow diagrams we find the optimal strategy in population dynamics.
PACS: 87.10.+e – General theory and mathematical aspects / 02.70.Rr – General statistical methods
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2002