Surprisingly moths exhibit strong memory among insects: A data-based
mathematical modeling
Abstract
Just as competition, cooperation is also a fundamental aspect of species
growth; for survival and optimum population growth, an optimal degree of
aggregation is necessary, which perfectly balances the competition and
cooperation. Like cooperation, species memory is also an important
aspect in terms of species behavior and it is debatable as to whether a
species uses its memory for the evaluation of cooperation in an
ecosystem or not. In this paper, we attempt to provide a new outlook on
the relation between these two phenomena, memory and cooperation. We
have studied and analyzed time series abundance data for a large number
of species available in the global population dynamics database (GPDD)
exhibiting the evidence of cooperation. Our analysis indicates that
among the insect community, the moth species, have strong memory. We
have also provided a discussion on the interplay between memory and
cooperation with regard to the stability of the system. These findings
can open up new avenues in understanding species behavior in the
ecological niche.