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The Evolution of Dispersal in Two-Dimensional Habitats
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Slover, Nichole Buczynski
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Year and Degree
2019, Master of Mathematical Sciences, Ohio State University, Mathematics.
Abstract
The competition of two species in a two-dimensional environment was considered, where the evolutionarily stable strategy for the movement of the species was explored. We assume that both species are identical in competitive ability and the only difference is their tendency to move horizontally or vertically. The goal is to understand how organisms should disperse horizontally and vertically in two-dimensional habitats where resources are heterogeneously distributed. We further assume that organisms have different transition probabilities to move horizontally and vertically, or even choose to move in one direction only. Theoretical findings suggest that the evolutionarily stable strategy is to move either vertically or horizontally, instead of a mixture of vertical and horizontal movement. We utilized computational methods to verify theoretical findings and make new predictions for the model.
Committee
Yuan Lou (Advisor)
Yuan Lou (Advisor)
King-Yeung Lam (Committee Member)
King-Yeung Lam (Committee Member)
Edward Overman (Committee Member)
Edward Overman (Committee Member)
Pages
54 p.
Subject Headings
Mathematics
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Slover, N. B. (2019).
The Evolution of Dispersal in Two-Dimensional Habitats
[Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu155528535259597
APA Style (7th edition)
Slover, Nichole.
The Evolution of Dispersal in Two-Dimensional Habitats.
2019. Ohio State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu155528535259597.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Slover, Nichole. "The Evolution of Dispersal in Two-Dimensional Habitats." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu155528535259597
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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