Fractal basins in an ecological model

Abstract

Complex dynamics is detected in an ecological model of host-parasitoid interaction. It illustrates fractalization of basins with self-similarity and chaotic attractors. This paper describes these dynamic behaviors, bifurcations, and chaos. Fractals basins are displayed by numerical simulations.

Keywords

• host-parasitoid model
• chaotic behavior
• bifurcation
• fractal basin