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Evolution in a spatially structured population subject to rare epidemics.

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Socolar, JE; Richards, S; Wilson, WG
Published in: Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
April 2001

We study a model that gives rise to spatially inhomogeneous population densities in a system of host individuals subject to rare, randomly distributed disease events. For stationary hosts that disperse offspring over short distances, evolutionary dynamics can lead to persistent populations with a variety of spatial structures. A mean-field analysis is shown to account for the behavior observed in simulations of a one-dimensional system, where the evolutionarily stable state corresponds to the solution of a straightforward optimization problem. In two dimensions, evolution drives the system to a stable critical state that is less well understood.

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Published In

Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics

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EISSN

1550-2376

ISSN

1539-3755

Publication Date

April 2001

Volume

63

Issue

4 Pt 1

Start / End Page

041908

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Population Dynamics
  • Physics
  • Physical Phenomena
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Models, Biological
  • Fluids & Plasmas
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Biological Evolution
 

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Socolar, J. E., Richards, S., & Wilson, W. G. (2001). Evolution in a spatially structured population subject to rare epidemics. Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 63(4 Pt 1), 041908. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.63.041908
Socolar, J. E., S. Richards, and W. G. Wilson. “Evolution in a spatially structured population subject to rare epidemics.Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 63, no. 4 Pt 1 (April 2001): 041908. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.63.041908.
Socolar JE, Richards S, Wilson WG. Evolution in a spatially structured population subject to rare epidemics. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2001 Apr;63(4 Pt 1):041908.
Socolar, J. E., et al. “Evolution in a spatially structured population subject to rare epidemics.Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, vol. 63, no. 4 Pt 1, Apr. 2001, p. 041908. Epmc, doi:10.1103/physreve.63.041908.
Socolar JE, Richards S, Wilson WG. Evolution in a spatially structured population subject to rare epidemics. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2001 Apr;63(4 Pt 1):041908.

Published In

Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics

DOI

EISSN

1550-2376

ISSN

1539-3755

Publication Date

April 2001

Volume

63

Issue

4 Pt 1

Start / End Page

041908

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Population Dynamics
  • Physics
  • Physical Phenomena
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Models, Biological
  • Fluids & Plasmas
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Biological Evolution