Birth Rate Effects on an Age-Structured Predator-Prey Model with Cannibalism in the Prey

We develop a family of predator-prey models with age structure and cannibalism in the prey population. It consists of systems of m ordinary differential equations, where m is a parameter associated with new proposed prey birth rates. We discuss how these new birth rates give the required flexibility...

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Main Authors: Francisco J. Solis, Roberto A. Ku-Carrillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Abstract and Applied Analysis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/241312
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description We develop a family of predator-prey models with age structure and cannibalism in the prey population. It consists of systems of m ordinary differential equations, where m is a parameter associated with new proposed prey birth rates. We discuss how these new birth rates give the required flexibility to produce differential systems with well-behaved solutions. The main feature required in these models is the coexistence among the involved species, which translates mathematically into stable equilibria and periodic solutions. The search for such characteristics is based on heuristic predation functions that account for cannibalism in the prey.
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spelling doaj-art-0078733943634a98b7fb357ec7eee3b12025-02-03T07:24:50ZengWileyAbstract and Applied Analysis1085-33751687-04092015-01-01201510.1155/2015/241312241312Birth Rate Effects on an Age-Structured Predator-Prey Model with Cannibalism in the PreyFrancisco J. Solis0Roberto A. Ku-Carrillo1CIMAT, Jalisco, s/n, 36240 Col Valenciana, GTO, MexicoUniversidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Edificio 26, Avenida Universidad No. 940, 20100 Aguascalientes, AGS, MexicoWe develop a family of predator-prey models with age structure and cannibalism in the prey population. It consists of systems of m ordinary differential equations, where m is a parameter associated with new proposed prey birth rates. We discuss how these new birth rates give the required flexibility to produce differential systems with well-behaved solutions. The main feature required in these models is the coexistence among the involved species, which translates mathematically into stable equilibria and periodic solutions. The search for such characteristics is based on heuristic predation functions that account for cannibalism in the prey.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/241312
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Birth Rate Effects on an Age-Structured Predator-Prey Model with Cannibalism in the Prey
Abstract and Applied Analysis
title Birth Rate Effects on an Age-Structured Predator-Prey Model with Cannibalism in the Prey
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title_short Birth Rate Effects on an Age-Structured Predator-Prey Model with Cannibalism in the Prey
title_sort birth rate effects on an age structured predator prey model with cannibalism in the prey
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