Ecoepidemic models with prey group defense and feeding saturation

• Published in: Ecological complexity Vol. 22; pp. 50 - 58
• Main Authors: Gimmelli, Giacomo, Kooi, Bob W., Venturino, Ezio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Disease transmission; Ecoepidemics; Feeding satiation; Herd behavior; herds; Local and global bifurcations; predator-prey relationships; predators; satiety; Ecoepidemics; Feeding satiation; Disease transmission; Local and global bifurcations; Herd behavior

•Ecoepidemic model for the herd behavior of prey attacked by specialist predators.•Dynamics includes diseased prey and feeding saturation of predators.•Several types of bifurcations are discovered. In this paper we consider a model for the herd behavior of prey, that are subject to attacks by specia...