The roles of predator maturation delay and functional response in determining the periodicity of predator-prey cycles

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Wang, Hao ^a   Nagy, John D ^b   Gilg, Olivier ^c   Kuang, Yang ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Scottsdale Community College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delay differential equation; Lemming stoat; Moose wolf; Population cycle; Predator prey; Snowshoe hare lynx

Indexed keywords

DELAY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; LEMMING-STOAT; MOOSE-WOLF; POPULATION CYCLE; PREDATOR-PREY; SNOWSHOE HARE-LYNX;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

MAMMALS;

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; MAMMAL; MATURATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERIODICITY; POPULATION CYCLE; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HARE; LEMMING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATURATION; MOOSE; MORTALITY; PERIODICITY; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATION; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

ALASKA; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CANADA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; GREENLAND; HARES; LYNX; MICHIGAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSTELIDAE; PERIODICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RUMINANTS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SIBERIA; WOLVES;

ISLE ROYALE; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DICROSTONYX; LEPUS AMERICANUS; LYNX; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA ERMINEA;

EID: 68849120284     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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