In this paper, we present an efficient numerical algorithm for solving two-point linear and nonlinear boundary value problems, which is based on the Adomian decomposition method (ADM), namely, the extended ADM (EADM). The proposed method is examined by comparing the results with other methods. Numerical results show that the proposed method is much more efficient and accurate than other methods with less computational work.
An accurate and efficient new class of predictor-corrector schemes are proposed for solving nonlinear differential equations of fractional order. By introducing a new prediction method which is explicit and of the same accuracy order as that of the correction stage, the new schemes achieve a uniform accuracy order regardless of the values of fractional order
Evolutionary games of cyclic competitions have been extensively studied to gain insights into one of the most fundamental phenomena in nature: biodiversity that seems to be excluded by the principle of natural selection. The Rock-Paper-Scissors (RPS) game of three species and its extensions [e.g., the Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock (RPSLS) game] are paradigmatic models in this field. In all previous studies, the intrinsic symmetry associated with cyclic competitions imposes a limitation on the resulting coexistence states, leading to only selective types of such states. We investigate the effect of nonuniform intraspecific competitions on coexistence and find that a wider spectrum of coexistence states can emerge and persist. This surprising finding is substantiated using three classes of cyclic game models through stability analysis, Monte Carlo simulations and continuous spatiotemporal dynamical evolution from partial differential equations. Our finding indicates that intraspecific competitions or alternative symmetry-breaking mechanisms can promote biodiversity to a broader extent than previously thought.Fundamental to species coexistence and biodiversity are competitions. In ecosystems there are two types of competitions: interspecific (competitions among individuals from different species) and intraspecific (competitions among individuals in the same species), where both types can either promote or hinder species coexistence 1, 2 . The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate, through a systematic study of several models of cyclic evolutionary game, that intraspecific competitions can induce unusual states of coexistence that have not been reported previously. Intraspecific competitions may thus be more fundamental to biodiversity than previously thought.A natural and typical mechanism for interspecific competitions is predator-prey interaction, while intraspecific competitions occur because individuals in the same species compete for essential life-sustaining resources such as food, water, light, and opposite sex. A well known type of intraspecific competitions is cannibalism or intraspecific predation 3-10 , which can occur with high likelihood especially when there is lack of sufficient resources. Such competitions can also occur when individuals fight each other for mating opportunities, which were observed for side-blotched lizards in California 11 . In the past decade there were studies of the effect of intraspecific competitions on biodiversity [12][13][14][15][16] , with results such as the experimental finding that the competitions tend to drive disruptive selection 12 , enhanced host survival through intraspecific competition between co-infecting parasite strains 13 , and directional selection of certain fish species 15,16 .To understand coexistence and biodiversity, the approach of mathematical modeling has proven to be useful, providing fundamental insights into the various mechanisms underlying species coexistence at both the macroscopic, population [17][18][19] and the microscopic, individual...
Cyclically competition models have been successful to gain an insight of biodiversity mechanism in ecosystems. There are, however, still limitations to elucidate complex phenomena arising in real competition. In this paper, we report that a multistability occurs in a simple rock-paper-scissor cyclically competition model by assuming that intraspecific competition depends on the logistic growth of each species density. This complex stability is absent in any cyclically competition model, and we investigate how the proposed intraspecific competition affects biodiversity in the existing society of three species through macroscopic and microscopic approaches. When the system is multistable, we show basins of the asymptotically stable heteroclinic cycle and stable attractors to demonstrate how the survival state is determined by initial densities of three species. Also, we find that the multistability is associated with a subcritical Hopf bifurcation. This surprising finding will give an opportunity to interpret rich dynamical phenomena in ecosystems which may occur in cyclic competition systems with different types of interactions.
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