Observability of chaos and cycles in ecological systems: Lessons from predator-prey models

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3169-3234

  Upadhyay, Ranjit Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Cycles; Deterministic chaos; Functional response; Population dynamics; Robust chaos

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON EMISSION; LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS; OBSERVABILITY; PHASE SPACE METHODS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BASIN BOUNDARY STRUCTURES; CYCLES; DETERMINISTIC CHAOS; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; INTER-SPECIFIC COMPETITIONS; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; MATHEMATICAL TRACTABILITY; STABLE EQUILIBRIUM POINTS;

ECOLOGY;

EID: 73149090147     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127409024748     Document Type: Review

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