We study through a reaction-diffusion algorithm the influence of landscape diversity on the
efficiency of search dynamics. Remarkably, the identical optimal search strategy arises in a …

Habitat loss and fragmentation are important factors determining animal population dynamics
and spatial distribution. Such landscape changes can lead to the deleterious impact of a …

In pursuit of food, hungry animals mobilize significant energy resources and overcome
exhaustion and fear. How need and motivation control the decision to continue or change …

Plasmodium sporozoites actively migrate in the dermis and enter blood vessels to infect the
liver. Despite their importance for malaria infection, little is known about these cutaneous …

Spontaneous activity drives the establishment of appropriate connectivity in different circuits
during brain development. In the mouse primary visual cortex, two distinct patterns of …

All animals face the challenge of finding nutritious resources in a changing environment. To
maximize lifetime fitness, the exploratory behavior has to be flexible, but which behavioral …

The random search problem is a challenging and interdisciplinary topic of research in
statistical physics. Realistic searches usually take place in nonuniform heterogeneous …

Several studies have reported that fragmentation (eg of anthropogenic origin) of habitats
often leads to a decrease in the number of species in the region. An important mechanism …

Random searches often take place in fragmented landscapes. Also, in many instances like
animal foraging, significant benefits to the searcher arise from visits to a large diversity of …

We address evolutionary dynamics and consider under which conditions the ecosystem
interaction network allows punctuated equilibrium (ie, alternation between hectic and quasi-…