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Pattern formation in a predator-mediated coexistence model with prey-taxis
Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - B
  • Evan Haskell, Nova Southeastern University
  • Jonathan Bell, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2020
Keywords
  • Competing species,
  • predator prey,
  • prey-taxis,
  • chemorepulsion,
  • pattern formation,
  • bifurcation
Disciplines
Abstract

Can foraging by predators or a repulsive prey defense mechanism upset predator-mediated coexistence? This paper investigates one scenario involving a prey-taxis by a prey species. We study a system of three populations involving two competing species with a common predator. All three populations are mobile via random dispersal within a bounded spatial domain Ω, but the predator's movement is influenced by one prey's gradient representing a repulsive effect on the predator. We prove existence of positive solutions, and investigate pattern formation through bifurcation analysis and numerical simulation.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.3934/dcdsb.2020045
Citation Information
Evan Haskell and Jonathan Bell. "Pattern formation in a predator-mediated coexistence model with prey-taxis" Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - B Vol. 25 Iss. 8 (2020) p. 2895 - 2921 ISSN: 1531-3492
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/evan-haskell/103/