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Emergence of structural and dynamical properties of ecological mutualistic networks
Samir Suweis, Filippo Simini, Jayanth R. Banavar +1
Mutualistic networks are formed when the interactions between two classes of species are mutually beneficial. They are important examples of cooperation shaped by evolution. Mutual…
Information-based fitness and the emergence of criticality in living systems
Jorge Hidalgo, Jacopo Grilli, Samir Suweis +3
Empirical evidence suggesting that living systems might operate in the vicinity of critical points, at the borderline between order and disorder, has proliferated in recent years,…
Growth or Reproduction: Emergence of an Evolutionary Optimal Strategy
Jacopo Grilli, Samir Suweis, Amos Maritan
Modern ecology has re-emphasized the need for a quantitative understanding of the original 'survival of the fittest theme' based on analyzis of the intricate trade-offs between com…
Virtual water controlled demographic growth of nations
Samir Suweis, Andrea Rinaldo, Amos Maritan +1
Population growth is in general constrained by food production, which in turn depends on the access to water resources. At a country level, some populations use more water than the…
Effects of Mixing Interaction Types on Ecological Community Stability
Samir Suweis, Jacopo Grilli, Amos Maritan
In the last years, a remarkable theoretical effort has been made in order to understand stability and complexity in ecological communities. The non-random structures of real ecolog…