Relating coupled map lattices to integro-difference equations: dispersal-driven instabilities in coupled map lattices

Recently there has been a great deal of interest within the ecological community about the interactions of local populations that are coupled only by dispersal. Models have been developed to consider such scenarios but the theory needed to validate model outcomes has been somewhat lacking. In this p...

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Published in:Journal of theoretical biology 2005-08, Vol.235 (4), p.463-475
Main Authors: White, Steven M., White, K.A. Jane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Computer Simulation
Coupled map lattice
Dispersal-driven instability
Ecology
Host-Parasite Interactions
Host–pathogen
Integro-difference equations
Models, Biological
Models, Statistical
Population Dynamics
Predatory Behavior
Predator–prey
Time Factors
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Summary:Recently there has been a great deal of interest within the ecological community about the interactions of local populations that are coupled only by dispersal. Models have been developed to consider such scenarios but the theory needed to validate model outcomes has been somewhat lacking. In this paper, we present theory which can be used to understand these types of interaction when population exhibit discrete time dynamics. In particular, we consider a spatial extension to discrete-time models, known as coupled map lattices (CMLs) which are discrete in space. We introduce a general form of the CML and link this to integro-difference equations via a special redistribution kernel. General conditions are then derived for dispersal-driven instabilities. We then apply this theory to two discrete-time models; a predator–prey model and a host–pathogen model.
ISSN:0022-5193
1095-8541
DOI:10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.01.026