Abstract
A fundamental question in nonlinear science and evolutionary biology is how epidemic spreading may affect coexistence. We address this question in the framework of mobile species under cyclic competitions by investigating the roles of both intra- and interspecies spreading. A surprising finding is that intraspecies infection can strongly promote coexistence while interspecies spreading cannot. These results are quantified and a theoretical paradigm based on nonlinear partial differential equations is derived to explain the numerical results.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 046113 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2010 |
Keywords
- promotes biodiversity
- populations
- predictability
- competition