On a Stochastic Ricker Competition Model

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Abstract: We model the evolution of two competing populations Ut,Vt by a two-dimensional size-dependent branching process. The population characteristics are assumed to be close to each other, as in a resident-mutant situation. Given that Ut=m and Vt=n the expected values of Ut+1 and Vt+1 are given by mer−K(m+bn) and neilder−ildeK(n+am), respectively, where r,ilder model the intrinsic population growth, K,ildeK model the force of inhibition on the population growth by the present population (such as scarcity of food), and a,b model the interaction between the two populations. For small K,ildeK the process typically follows the corresponding deterministic Ricker competition model closely, for a very long time. Under some conditions, notably a mutual invasibility condition, the deterministic model has a coexistence fixed point in the open first quadrant. The asymptotic behaviour is studied through the quasi-stationary distribution of the process. We initiate a study of those distributions as the inhibitive force K,ildeK approach 0.












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