Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (Sep 2023)

Dynamic analysis of a Leslie-Gower predator-prey model with the fear effect and nonlinear harvesting

  • Hongqiuxue Wu,
  • Zhong Li,
  • Mengxin He

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3934/mbe.2023825
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 10
pp. 18592 – 18629

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In this paper, we investigate the stability and bifurcation of a Leslie-Gower predator-prey model with a fear effect and nonlinear harvesting. We discuss the existence and stability of equilibria, and show that the unique equilibrium is a cusp of codimension three. Moreover, we show that saddle-node bifurcation and Bogdanov-Takens bifurcation can occur. Also, the system undergoes a degenerate Hopf bifurcation and has two limit cycles (i.e., the inner one is stable and the outer is unstable), which implies the bistable phenomenon. We conclude that the large amount of fear and prey harvesting are detrimental to the survival of the prey and predator.

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