Ecological chaos in the wake of invasion.
| dc.contributor.author | Sherratt, J. A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lewis, Mark A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fowler, A. C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-01T22:21:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-05-01T22:21:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1995-01-01 | |
| dc.description | Irregularities in observed population densities have traditionally been attributed to discretization of the underlying dynamics. We propose an alternative explanation by demonstrating the evolution of spatiotemporal chaos in reaction-diffusion models for predator-prey interactions. The chaos is generated naturally in the wake of invasive waves of predators. We discuss in detail the mechanism by which the chaos is generated. By considering a mathematical caricature of the predator-prey models, we go on to explain the dynamical origin of the irregular behavior and to justify our assertion that the behavior we present is a genuine example of spatiotemporal chaos. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.7939/R37Z12 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.relation.isversionof | Sherratt, J. A., Lewis, M. A., & Fowler, A. C. (1995). Ecological chaos in the wake of invasion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 92(7), 2524-2528. | |
| dc.rights | © 1995 National Academy of Sciences. This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited. | |
| dc.subject | Models | |
| dc.subject | Population density | |
| dc.subject | Mathematical biology | |
| dc.title | Ecological chaos in the wake of invasion. | |
| dc.type | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| ual.jupiterAccess | http://terms.library.ualberta.ca/public |
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