CHAOTIC TURING STRUCTURES

Turing-like structures are obtained in a two-dimensional coupled map l attice model. Such structures have a well-defined stable Pattern in sp ace, but highly chaotic local fluctuations can also be observed. Two w ell-defined regions in phase space are separated, defining the domains of emergence of phase separation. Chaotic behavior is widely present in both situations and the Allen-Cahn theory of phase separation is ap plied. The transient behavior is also analysed and some implications f or species competition in ecology are outlined.