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View SchemaSpreading of families in cyclic predator-prey models
| Authors | Maria Ravasz, Gyorgy Szabo, Attila Szolnoki |
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| ArXiv ID | q-bio/0405003 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0405003 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.012901 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. E 70, 012901 (2004) |
Abstract
We study the spreading of families in two-dimensional multispecies predator-prey systems, in which species cyclically dominate each other. In each time step randomly chosen individuals invade one of the nearest sites of the square lattice eliminating their prey. Initially all individuals get a family-name which will be carried on by their descendants. Monte Carlo simulations show that the systems with several species (N=3,4,5) are asymptotically approaching the behavior of the voter model, i.e., the survival probability of families, the mean-size of families and the mean-square distance of descendants from their ancestor exhibit the same scaling behavior. The scaling behavior of the survival probability of families has a logarithmic correction. In case of the voter model this correction depends on the number of species, while cyclic predator-prey models behave like the voter model with infinite species. It is found that changing the rates of invasions does not change this asymptotic behavior. As an application a three-species system with a fourth species intruder is also discussed.
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"doi": "10.1103/PhysRevE.70.012901",
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