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View SchemaStatistical mechanics of relative species abundance
| Authors | Kei Tokita |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | q-bio/0607011 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0607011 |
Abstract
Statistical mechanics of relative species abundance (RSA) patterns in biological networks is presented. The theory is based on multispecies replicator dynamics equivalent to the Lotka-Volterra equation, with diverse interspecies interactions. Various RSA patterns observed in nature are derived from a single parameter related to productivity or maturity of a community. The abundance distribution is formed like a widely observed left-skewed lognormal distribution. It is also found that the ``canonical hypothesis'' is supported in some parameter region where the typical RSA patterns are observed. As the model has a general form, the result can be applied to similar patterns in other complex biological networks, e.g. gene expression.
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