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This study explores how birth, death, and spatial movement (like Lévy flights) affect population dynamics. Competition and diffusion types significantly influence spatial distribution and cluster formation in populations.

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Area of Science:

Mathematical biology
Population dynamics
Spatial ecology

Background:

Understanding population dynamics is crucial for ecological and evolutionary studies.
Spatial movement patterns (diffusion) and inter-individual competition significantly shape population structures.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of different spatial diffusion types (Gaussian jumps, Lévy flights) on population dynamics.
To analyze the effects of global and nonlocal competition on population distribution and clustering.
To examine how family mixing and competition are influenced by spatial dynamics.

Main Methods:

Simulating population dynamics with birth, death, and diffusion processes in two dimensions.
Implementing global and nonlocal finite-range interaction models for competitive effects.
Analyzing spatial configurations, cluster shapes, and dynamics under varying diffusion and interaction parameters.

Main Results:

Global competition leads to single or few-cluster configurations, dependent on diffusion type.
Lévy flights result in long tails in cluster properties, indicating unique spatial distributions.
Nonlocal interactions create periodic patterns, with interaction range limiting Lévy jump influence and homogenizing spatial configurations.

Conclusions:

Spatial diffusion and competition are key drivers of population structure and dynamics.
The type of diffusion and interaction range critically determine population clustering and spatial patterns.
Family competition dynamics are intrinsically linked to the spatial movement and interaction rules governing the population.