Abstract
We study amplitude-modulated waves, e.g., wave packets in one dimension, overtarget spirals and superspirals in two dimensions, under mixed-mode oscillatory conditions in a three-variable reaction-diffusion model. New transition zones, not seen in the homogeneous system, are found, in which periodic transitions occur between local 1(N-1) and 1(N) oscillations. Amplitude-modulated complex patterns result from periodic transition between (N - 1)-armed and N-armed waves. Spatial recurrence rates provide a useful guide to the stability of these modulated patterns.