Tangled Nature: a model of evolutionary ecology
Statistical Mechanics
2007-05-23 v1 q-bio
Abstract
We discuss a simple model of co-evolution. In order to emphasise the effect of interaction between individuals the entire population is subjected to the same physical environment. Species are emergent structures and extinction, origination and diversity are entirely a consequence of co-evolutionary interaction between individuals. For comparison we consider both asexual and sexually reproducing populations. We also study competition between asexual and sexual reproduction in a mixed population. In either case the system evolves through periods of hectic reorganisation separated by periods of coherent stable coexistence.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0104116,
title = {Tangled Nature: a model of evolutionary ecology},
author = {Kim Christensen and Simone A. di Collobiano and Matt Hall and Henrik J. Jensen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0104116},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
11 pages, 11 figures, submitted to Journal of Theoretical Biology