Pattern formation of a predator-prey model with the cost of anti-predator behaviors

We propose and analyse a reaction-diffusion-advection predator-prey model in which we assume that predators move randomly but prey avoid predation by perceiving a repulsion along predator density gradient. Based on recent experimental evidence that anti-predator behaviors alone lead to a 40% reducti...

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Main Authors: Xiaoying Wang, Xingfu Zou
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Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2018-05-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2018035
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description We propose and analyse a reaction-diffusion-advection predator-prey model in which we assume that predators move randomly but prey avoid predation by perceiving a repulsion along predator density gradient. Based on recent experimental evidence that anti-predator behaviors alone lead to a 40% reduction on prey reproduction rate, we also incorporate the cost of anti-predator responses into the local reaction terms in the model. Sufficient and necessary conditions of spatial pattern formation are obtained for various functional responses between prey and predators. By mathematical and numerical analyses, we find that small prey sensitivity to predation risk may lead to pattern formation if the Holling type Ⅱ functional response or the Beddington-DeAngelis functional response is adopted while large cost of anti-predator behaviors homogenises the system by excluding pattern formation. However, the ratio-dependent functional response gives an opposite result where large predator-taxis may lead to pattern formation but small cost of anti-predator behaviors inhibits the emergence of spatial heterogeneous solutions.
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spelling doaj-art-63edd5ffe2654e80b3f1e2cad78495af2025-01-24T02:40:50ZengAIMS PressMathematical Biosciences and Engineering1551-00182018-05-0115377580510.3934/mbe.2018035Pattern formation of a predator-prey model with the cost of anti-predator behaviorsXiaoying Wang0Xingfu Zou1Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5B7Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5B7We propose and analyse a reaction-diffusion-advection predator-prey model in which we assume that predators move randomly but prey avoid predation by perceiving a repulsion along predator density gradient. Based on recent experimental evidence that anti-predator behaviors alone lead to a 40% reduction on prey reproduction rate, we also incorporate the cost of anti-predator responses into the local reaction terms in the model. Sufficient and necessary conditions of spatial pattern formation are obtained for various functional responses between prey and predators. By mathematical and numerical analyses, we find that small prey sensitivity to predation risk may lead to pattern formation if the Holling type Ⅱ functional response or the Beddington-DeAngelis functional response is adopted while large cost of anti-predator behaviors homogenises the system by excluding pattern formation. However, the ratio-dependent functional response gives an opposite result where large predator-taxis may lead to pattern formation but small cost of anti-predator behaviors inhibits the emergence of spatial heterogeneous solutions.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2018035pattern formationstabilitypredator-prey modelanti-predator behaviorsbifurcationglobal stability
spellingShingle Xiaoying Wang
Xingfu Zou
Pattern formation of a predator-prey model with the cost of anti-predator behaviors
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
pattern formation
stability
predator-prey model
anti-predator behaviors
bifurcation
global stability
title Pattern formation of a predator-prey model with the cost of anti-predator behaviors
title_full Pattern formation of a predator-prey model with the cost of anti-predator behaviors
title_fullStr Pattern formation of a predator-prey model with the cost of anti-predator behaviors
title_full_unstemmed Pattern formation of a predator-prey model with the cost of anti-predator behaviors
title_short Pattern formation of a predator-prey model with the cost of anti-predator behaviors
title_sort pattern formation of a predator prey model with the cost of anti predator behaviors
topic pattern formation
stability
predator-prey model
anti-predator behaviors
bifurcation
global stability
url https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2018035
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