Self-segregation of competitive chaotic populations
The dynamical behavior of species competing for a common resource is studied with a reaction-diffusion system based on cubic autocatalysis. Randomly seeded populations self-segregate to form a complex network of domains separated by distinct interfaces. For chaotic populations in one-dimensional media, the interfaces exhibit irregular motions on long time scales. In two-dimensional media, the interface motions are governed by curvature-induced drift.
Wackerbauer
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Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6045, USA.
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