Spatiotemporal Dynamics of a Diffusive Leslie–Gower Predator–Prey Model with Ratio-Dependent Functional Response

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the study of spatiotemporal dynamics of a diffusive Leslie–Gower predator–prey system with ratio-dependent Holling type III functional response under homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions. It is shown that the model exhibits spatial patterns via Turing (diffusion-driven) instability and temporal patterns via Hopf bifurcation. Moreover, the existence of spatiotemporal patterns is established via Turing–Hopf bifurcation at the degenerate points where the Turing instability curve and the Hopf bifurcation curve intersect. Various numerical simulations are also presented to illustrate the theoretical results.