Research on the Impact of Sex Adaptive Change Abilities in Lampreys on Their Population and Ecological Environment

Zhuofan Deng; Mengqi Sun; Mengqi Wang

doi:10.54097/hf13jf53

Authors

Zhuofan Deng
Mengqi Sun
Mengqi Wang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/hf13jf53

Keywords:

Lamprey, Ecosystem, Sex ratio, Lotka-Volterra model.

Abstract

With the rapid change in the ecological environment, the adaptive mechanism of specific species and its impact on the stability of the ecosystem has become an important field of ecological research. This study took Lampreys as the research object to explore the effects of their sex-adaptive changeability on the ecosystem and its population. Sex adaptation in lampreys means that the sex ratio of lamprey changes in response to changes in the external environment. In this study, we used the Lotka - Volterra population competition model to predict the change in the lamprey population and the corresponding ecological impact. Comparing the predicted results of the two scenarios with and without sex change, we found that the sex-adaptive changeability of lampreys plays an important role in maintaining the stability of the ecological environment and improving the survival ability of the population. This study is of great significance for protecting the ecological environment and maintaining the stability of the ecosystem.

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