title: A Five-Species Jungle Game.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematical Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
authors.forename: Yibin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematical Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.|School of Innovation Experiment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
authors.forename: Qiuhui
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematical Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
authors.forename: Xueting
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematical Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
authors.forename: Mingfeng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017753:Ecosystem; D005716:Game Theory; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D013045:Species Specificity