Biology – Quantitative Biology – Populations and Evolution
Scientific paper
2008-03-10
Biology
Quantitative Biology
Populations and Evolution
7 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
Two mathematical models of macroevolution are studied. These models have population dynamics at the species level, and mutations and extinction of species are also included. The population dynamics are updated by difference equations with stochastic noise terms that characterize population fluctuations. The effects of the stochastic population fluctuations on diversity and total population sizes on evolutionary time scales are studied. In one model, species can make either predator-prey, mutualistic, or competitive interactions, while the other model allows only predator-prey interactions. When the noise in the population dynamics is strong enough, both models show intermittent behavior and their power spectral densities show approximate $1/f$ fluctuations. In the noiseless limit, the two models have different power spectral densities. For the predator-prey model, $1/f^2$ fluctuations appears, indicating random-walk like behavior, while the other model still shows $1/f$ noise. These results indicate that stochastic population fluctuations may significantly affect long-time evolutionary dynamics.
Ito Nobuyasu
Murase Yohsuke
Rikvold Per Arne
Shimada Takashi
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