A mathematical model for Neanderthal extinction

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dc.creatorFlores, J. C.
dc.date1997-12-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:56:00Z
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dc.descriptionA simple mathematical homogeneous model of competition is used to describe Neanderthal extinction in Europe. It considers two interacting species, Neanderthals and Early Modern Men, in the same ecological niche. Using paleontological data we claim that the parameter of similarity, between both species, fluctuates between 0.992 and 0.997. An extension of the model including migration (diffusion) is also discussed nevertheless, extinction of Neanderthal seems unavoidable. Numerical analysis of travelling wave solution (fronts) comfirms the extinction. The wave-front-velocity is estimated from linear analysis and numerical simulations confirm this estimation. We conjecture a mathematical formulation for the principle of exclusion between competitive interacting species (Gause).
dc.description9 pages, 3 figures, latex, accepted in Journal of Theoretical Biology
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9712024
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9712024
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/87449
dc.subjectBiological Physics
dc.subjectQuantitative Biology
dc.titleA mathematical model for Neanderthal extinction
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