A model of sympatric speciation through assortative mating

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 347, Issue , 2005, Pages 534-574

  Bagnoli, Franco ^a,b   Guardiani, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competition; Evolution; Population dynamics; Speciation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DNA; ECOSYSTEMS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

ASSORTATIVE MATING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIATION;

COMPETITION;

EID: 10644269195     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2004.08.068     Document Type: Article

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