Computer studies of population evolution are presented. Numerical calculations are based on the Penna model. This model accounts for mutation load of individuals resulting in non-trivial age (a) dependence of the mortality rate q(a) which may be compared with empirical data. The Penna model is also very flexible for suitable modifications of the population evolution process such as hunting, genetic death, migration etc. Here we present some examples of the population growth for different evolution rules. Calculations require about 100 MB memory for 10/sup 6/ population which is necessary to get reliable statistics. The typical running time for 3000 iteration steps is several hours for a HP S2000 machine.
A computer experiment study of population evolution and its dynamics is presented for two competing species (A and B) which share two habitats (1 and 2) of a limited environmental capacity. The Penna model of biological aging, based on the concept of defective mutation accumulation, was adopted for migrating population. In this paper, we assume and concentrate on the case when only one species (A) is mobile. For isolated habitats and for any initial population, we get at equilibrium spatial population distribution (A, B) in which A occupies location ’1’ only, while B-species is the ultimate winner in ’2’. This is achieved by suitable choice of model parameters so habitat ’1’ is more attractive for species ’A’ while location ’2’ is more advantageous to ’B’. However, population distribution begins to differ when migration between habitats is allowed. Initially stable distribution (A, B), becomes (A, A&B) with a mixed stationary population in location ’2’. For a higher migration rate, initial (A, B) distribution goes to (A, A) distribution, in which A species is dominant also in a less friendly habitat ’2’. However, a further increase in migration rate brings sequence (A, B)b(B, B). In short, for sufficiently high mobility of A-species, they eliminate themselves. Other scenarios not discussed here were also studied. They offer a rich variety of different sequences of population distribution regarding their size as well as other characteristics.
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