Competition between fast- and slow-diffusing species in non-homogeneous environments

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2016.01.033MaRDI QIDQ306615zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors S. Pigolotti, Roberto Benzi

Publication date 1 September 2016

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.06943, http://hdl.handle.net/2117/85574

zbMATH Keywords

evolution of dispersalindividual based modelsoptimal dispersal strategyreaction-diffusion modelsspatial population genetics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Reaction-diffusion equations (35K57) Population dynamics (general) (92D25)

Abstract: We study an individual-based model in which two spatially-distributed species, characterized by different diffusivities, compete for resources. We consider three different ecological settings. In the first, diffusing faster has a cost in terms of reproduction rate. In the second case, resources are not uniformly distributed in space. In the third case, the two species are transported by a fluid flow. In all these cases, at varying the parameters, we observe a transition from a regime in which diffusing faster confers an effective selective advantage to one in which it constitutes a disadvantage. We analytically estimate the magnitude of this advantage (or disadvantage) and test it by measuring fixation probabilities in simulations of the individual-based model. Our results provide a framework to quantify evolutionary pressure for increased or decreased dispersal in a given environment.

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