Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2003-07-04
J Theor Biol Vol. 232, p. 551 (2005)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
12 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.jtbi.2004.03.029
We study the evolution of the network properties of a populated network embedded in a genotype space characterised by either a low or a high number of potential links, with particular emphasis on the connectivity and clustering. Evolution produces two distinct types of network. When a specific genotype is only able to influence a few other genotypes, the ecology consists of separate non-interacting clusters in genotype space. When different types may influence a large number of other sites, the network becomes one large interconnected cluster. The distribution of interaction strengths -- but not the number of connections -- changes significantly with time. We find that the species abundance is only realistic for a high level of species connectivity. This suggests that real ecosystems form one interconnected whole in which selection leads to stronger interactions between the different types. Analogies with niche and neutral theory are also considered.
Anderson Paul
Jeldtoft Jensen Henrik
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