title: Some exact solutions of a generalized Fisher equation related to the problem of biological invasion.
abstract: The problem of biological invasion in a model single-species community is considered, the spatiotemporal dynamics of the system being described by a modified Fisher equation. For a special case, we obtain an exact solution describing self-similar growth of the initially inhabited domain. By comparison with numerical solutions, we show that this exact solution may be applicable to describe an early stage of a biological invasion preceding the propagation of the stationary travelling wave. Also, the exact solution is applied to the problem of critical aggregation to derive sufficient conditions of population extinction. Finally, we show that the solution we obtain is in agreement with some data from field observations.
authors.affiliation: Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Nakhimovsky prosp. 36, Moscow 117218, Russia. spetrovs@sio.rssi.ru
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petrovskii
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shigesada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000254:growth & development; D004463:Ecology; D017753:Ecosystem; D008954:Models, Biological; D009716:Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014481:United States