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View SchemaPhase transition in a mean-field model for sympatric speciation
| Authors | V. Schwämmle, K. Luz-Burgoa, J. S. Sá Martins, S. Moss de Oliveira |
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| ArXiv ID | q-bio/0508016 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0508016 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.physa.2006.01.076 |
Abstract
We introduce an analytical model for population dynamics with intra-specific competition, mutation and assortative mating as basic ingredients. The set of equations that describes the time evolution of population size in a mean-field approximation may be decoupled. We find a phase transition leading to sympatric speciation as a parameter that quantifies competition strength is varied. This transition, previously found in a computational model, occurs to be of first order.
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