A Five-Species Jungle Game.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 27332995.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0157938 and PMC identifier 4917250.
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Abstract
In this paper, we investigate the five-species Jungle game in the framework of evolutionary game theory. We address the coexistence and biodiversity of the system using mean-field theory and Monte Carlo simulations. Then, we find that the inhibition from the bottom-level species to the top-level species can be critical factors that affect biodiversity, no matter how it is distributed, whether homogeneously well mixed or structured. We also find that predators' different preferences for food affect species' coexistence.
Medical subject headings
- Ecosystem
- Game Theory