A Five-Species Jungle Game.

Publication Year
2016

Type

Journal Article
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.
Journal
PLoS One
Volume
11
Issue
6
Pages
e0157938
ISSN Number
1932-6203
Alternate Journal
PLoS ONE
PMID
27332995