Dynamics of a Discrete Host-Parasitoid System with Stocking

Motivated by the biological control of pests, we present discrete-time models of host-parasitoid interactions to study the effects of external stocking upon the systems. It is assumed that density dependence of the hosts occurs first followed by parasitism. We prove that the constant stocking can e...

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Main Author: Sophia R.-J. Jang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/905957
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spelling doaj-57da5fba68d441c2b97025dc66c4f7682020-11-24T23:37:33ZengHindawi LimitedDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X2015-01-01201510.1155/2015/905957905957Dynamics of a Discrete Host-Parasitoid System with StockingSophia R.-J. Jang0Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1042, USAMotivated by the biological control of pests, we present discrete-time models of host-parasitoid interactions to study the effects of external stocking upon the systems. It is assumed that density dependence of the hosts occurs first followed by parasitism. We prove that the constant stocking can eliminate the pest population if the stocking is sufficiently large. Furthermore, stocking can simplify the dynamics of the interaction by stabilizing the coexisting steady state.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/905957
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Dynamics of a Discrete Host-Parasitoid System with Stocking
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title Dynamics of a Discrete Host-Parasitoid System with Stocking
title_short Dynamics of a Discrete Host-Parasitoid System with Stocking
title_full Dynamics of a Discrete Host-Parasitoid System with Stocking
title_fullStr Dynamics of a Discrete Host-Parasitoid System with Stocking
title_full_unstemmed Dynamics of a Discrete Host-Parasitoid System with Stocking
title_sort dynamics of a discrete host-parasitoid system with stocking
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
issn 1026-0226
1607-887X
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Motivated by the biological control of pests, we present discrete-time models of host-parasitoid interactions to study the effects of external stocking upon the systems. It is assumed that density dependence of the hosts occurs first followed by parasitism. We prove that the constant stocking can eliminate the pest population if the stocking is sufficiently large. Furthermore, stocking can simplify the dynamics of the interaction by stabilizing the coexisting steady state.
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