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Direction and Stability of the Hopf Bifurcation in a Prey Harvesting and Predator Switching with Time Delay

LI Hairong1,  TIAN Yanling2   

  1. 1. School of Computer Engineering, Guangzhou City University of Technology, Guangzhou 510800
    2. School of Mathematical Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631
  • Received:2022-11-26 Accepted:2023-09-28 Published:2025-06-15
  • Contact: Y. Tian. E-mail address: tianyl@scnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    The Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2020A1515010445); the Scientific Research Project of Guangzhou City University of Technology (56-K0223016; 56-K0223006).

Abstract:

This study investigates an ecological epidemiological model of prey harvesting and predator switching with time delay. Firstly, the linearization of the system is performed, and the method of analyzing the eigenvalues is used to show that when the predator's digestion delay exceeds a certain bifurcation threshold, the system loses stability and exhibits a Hopf bifurcation. Secondly, based on the theory of normal forms and center manifold, computational steps describing the characteristics of the Hopf bifurcation in the system are derived. Thirdly, under the influence of linear time-delayed feedback control, it is shown that the occurrence of the Hopf bifurcation can be effectively delayed while keeping the original equilibrium point of the system unchanged. Finally, numerical simulations are conducted to support the analytical results.

Key words: delay, Hopf bifurcation, predator-prey system, stability, feedback controller

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