A Predator-Prey Model in the Chemostat with Time Delay

The aim of this paper is to study the dynamics of predator-prey interaction in a chemostat to determine whether including a discrete delay to model the time between the capture of the prey and its conversion to viable biomass can introduce oscillatory dynamics even though there is a globally asympto...

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Published inInternational Journal of Differential Equations Vol. 2010; no. 2010; pp. 163 - 203
Main Authors Fan, Guihong, Wolkowicz, Gail S. K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2010
Hindawi Puplishing Corporation
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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Wiley
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Microorganisms
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to study the dynamics of predator-prey interaction in a chemostat to determine whether including a discrete delay to model the time between the capture of the prey and its conversion to viable biomass can introduce oscillatory dynamics even though there is a globally asymptotically stable equilibrium when the delay is ignored. Hence, Holling type I response functions are chosen so that no oscillatory behavior is possible when there is no delay. It is proven that unlike the analogous model for competition, as the parameter modeling the delay is increased, Hopf bifurcations can occur.
ISSN:1687-9643
1687-9651
DOI:10.1155/2010/287969