Mathematical modeling on obligate mutualism: interactions between leaf-cutter ants and their fungus garden

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2011.08.027zbMATH Open1397.92578arXiv1102.2296OpenAlexW2963122219WikidataQ39709446 ScholiaQ39709446MaRDI QIDQ1786529FDOQ1786529

Authors: Yun Kang, Rebecca Clark, Michael Makiyama, Jennifer Fewell 

Publication date: 24 September 2018

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We propose a simple mathematical model by applying Michaelis-Menton equations of enzyme kinetics to study the mutualistic interaction between the leaf cutter ant and its fungus garden at the early stage of colony expansion. We derive the sufficient conditions on the extinction and coexistence of these two species. In addition, we give a region of initial condition that leads to the extinction of two species when the model has an interior attractor. Our global analysis indicates that the division of labor by workers ants and initial conditions are two important {factors} that determine whether leaf cutter ants colonies and their fungus garden survive and grow can exist or not. We validate the model by doing the comparing between model simulations and data on fungal and ant colony growth rates under laboratory conditions. We perform sensitive analysis and parameter estimation of the model based on the experimental data to gain more biological insights on the ecological interactions between leaf cutter ants and their fungus garden. Finally, we give conclusions and {discuss} potential future {work}.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1102.2296

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zbMATH Keywords

coexistenceextinctionpopulation dynamicsmultiple attractorsfunctional/numerical response

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Population dynamics (general) (92D25) Ecology (92D40) Stability of solutions to ordinary differential equations (34D20) Kinetics in biochemical problems (pharmacokinetics, enzyme kinetics, etc.) (92C45)

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