How many soldiers are optimal for an aphid colony?

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2004.05.019MaRDI QIDQ2186491zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Shigeyuki Aoki, Utako Kurosu

Publication date 9 June 2020

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

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2004.05.019

zbMATH Keywords

aphid soldierlogistic modelNash equilibriumoptimal strategy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Population dynamics (general) (92D25) Ecology (92D40)

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