Affiliation:
1. Department of Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70503, USA
Abstract
In this paper, we investigate two predator–prey models which take into consideration hunting cooperation (i.e., mutualism) between two different predators and within one predator species, respectively. Local and global dynamics are obtained for the model systems. By a detailed bifurcation analysis, we investigate the dependence of predation dynamics on mutualism (cooperative predation). From our study, we prove that mutualism may enhance the survival of mutualist predators in a severe condition and break the competitive exclusion principle. We further provide quantitative information about how the cooperative predation (mutualism) may (i) establish multiple stability switches on the positive equilibrium; (ii) generate backward bifurcation on equilibria; (iii) induce supercritical or subcritical Hopf bifurcations; and (iv) establish bi-stability phenomenon between the predator-free equilibrium and a positive equilibrium (or a limit cycle).
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
Subject
Applied Mathematics,Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous),Ecology,Applied Mathematics,Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous),Ecology
Cited by
2 articles.
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