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Mutation--selection balance on an infinite trait space: confinement, drift and equilibrium
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We study a trait-structured population model incorporating mutation, selection and density-dependent regulation on a countably infinite trait space. The underlying stochastic process is a continuous-time Markov chain in which individuals reproduce at a trait-independent rate, offspring traits are determined by a mutation kernel on $\mathbb Z$, mortality depends on trait, and births are progressively suppressed as the population approaches a fixed population ceiling. Using results for density-dependent Markov population processes with countably many types, we derive a deterministic approximation in the form of an infinite system of nonlinear differential equations. We establish existence and positive invariance of solutions, and investigate the equilibrium structure of the deterministic system. A fundamental distinction emerges between bounded and confining mortality profiles. When mortality remains bounded, mutation may continually transport mass through the trait space and a stationary trait distribution need not exist. In contrast, when mortality increases without bound as the absolute value of the trait index becomes large, the operator $L=D^{-1}P$, where $P$ and $D$ govern mutation and mortality, is compact. By combining compactness with Kre\uın-Rutman theory for compact positive operators on Banach lattices, we show that $L$ has an algebraically simple principal eigenvalue with a strictly positive eigenvector, and we derive a threshold condition for the existence of a non-zero equilibrium. In this regime the equilibrium is unique, and its trait distribution is determined by the principal eigenvector of $L$. Numerical experiments support the theoretical results and illustrate the contrasting behaviours associated with bounded and confining mortality profiles.
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