A Predator-Prey model in the chemostat with Holling Type II response function

A model of predator-prey interaction in a chemostat with Holling Type II functional and numerical response functions of the Monod or Michaelis-Menten form is considered. It is proved that local asymptotic stability of the coexistence equilibrium implies that it is globally asymptotically stable. It...

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Main Authors: Tedra Bolger, Brydon Eastman, Madeleine Hill, Gail Wolkowicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Libraries 2020-12-01
Series:Mathematics in Applied Sciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/mase/article/view/10842
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Summary:A model of predator-prey interaction in a chemostat with Holling Type II functional and numerical response functions of the Monod or Michaelis-Menten form is considered. It is proved that local asymptotic stability of the coexistence equilibrium implies that it is globally asymptotically stable. It is also shown that when the coexistence equilibrium exists but is unstable, solutions converge to a unique, orbitally asymptotically stable periodic orbit. Thus the range of the dynamics of the chemostat predator-prey model is the same as for the analogous classical Rosenzweig-MacArthur predator-prey model with Holling Type II functional response. An extension that applies to other functional rsponses is also given.
ISSN:2563-1926