Recent Submissions

  • Prey gathering may act as a counterattack measure against predators. 

    Cossa, Martina; Cravero, Ester; Pugliese, Masaki; Venturino, Ezio (Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana., 2022-08)
    Two generalist predators not interfering with each other and hunting the same single prey that gathers in a herd are here considered. The system allows only two possible final outcomes, the prey-free state in which both ...
  • Temporal dynamics of alcohol consumption patterns: The peer pressure and binge drinkers’ role. 

    Gutiérrez, Rodrigo; Vergaño-Salazar, J.G.; Rojas-Jara, Claudio; Martínez-Jeraldo, Nicole (Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana., 2022-08)
    Alcohol consumption is a problem of both social and health interest since consumption at an early age increases the probability of developing alcohol dependence, along with a series of risks associated with diseases, ...
  • When shape matters: using a simple mathematical model to estimate critical area sizes in conservation. 

    Abreu de Assis, Raul; Coronel Malavazi, Mazílio; Pazim, Rubens; Canale, Gustavo; Cecconello, Moiseis; Teixeira da Fonseca, Odair José (Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana., 2022-08)
    In the analysis of anthropogenic impact on the environment arises the question of whether the shapes of preserved habitat fragments play an important role in the conservation of wild species. In this work we use a very ...
  • An algorithm for the identification of indicator taxonomic units and their use in analyses of ecosystem state. 

    Vega, Hernán de la; Falco, Liliana; Saravia, Leonardo; Sandler, Rosana; Duhour, Andrés; Velazco, Víctor N.; Coviella, Carlos (Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana., 2022-08)
    Biological community structure can be used as an ecological state descriptor, and the sensitivity of some taxonomic groups or biological entities to environmental conditions allows for their use as ecological state indicators. ...