This agent model is based on the NetLogo demo used to illustrate species energy consumption. It was modified to include variables controlling differences in the metabolisms of the “red” and “blue” species of their basic “turtles”. In this model, you can control the efficiency with which the red species converts food into energy during their life, and you can control how efficient only the larval stage is for the blue species.
To run the model, click the “setup” button, then click the “go” button. You can control the speed with which the model runs using the slider above the graphical map. The model will run forever as long as at least one species remains alive, and will stop if all the species die out. The charts illustrate various aspects of the population over time. You will most likely want to run the model a few times with the default settings to see how the variables are initially balanced. Moving the various sliders and re-running the model will show how variations effect the outcome.
NOTE: Time permitting, I’d like to add a predatory species to the model, along with attractive and repellent variables tied to specific species. It would be interesting to see how these added complexities modify the outcome.
