The Lotka-Volterra (LV) model was introduced in the early 20th Century to describe predator-
prey systems. Since then, the model has been expanded to capture the dynamics of …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is widely known as a disease of the lung, even though it is in truth a
systemic disease, whose symptoms typically manifest in gastrointestinal dysfunction first. CF …

This book aims at providing a unifying framework, based on Information Entropy and its
maximization, to connect the phenomenology of evolutionary biology, community ecology …

Since its first detection in the UK in September 2020, a highly contagious version of the
coronavirus, the alpha or British variant aka B. 1.1. 7 SARS-CoV-2 virus lineage, rapidly …

Abstract The Lotka–Volterra competition model (LVCM) is a fundamental tool for ecology,
widely used to represent complex communities. The Allee effect (AE) is a phenomenon in …

Context Several studies have explored using Boltzmann entropy to quantify the
configurational complexity of landscapes. Additionally, these studies claimed that the …

The internal integration, game, and sustainable development of Shenzhen Port play key
roles in develo** a synergy mechanism among Guangdong‐Hong Kong‐Macau Greater …

The vulnerability of species richness to several factors like, climate change, habitat
fragmentation, resource exploitation, etc., poses a challenge to conservation biologists and …

Evolutionary economics has been instrumental in explaining the nature of innovation
processes and providing valuable heuristics for applied research. However, quantitative …

The ability to predict changes in the abundances of the species in ecological communities is
essential for sustainable management, biodiversity conservation, and community …