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Vlastimil Křivan1

  • 1Institute of Entomology, Biology Center, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; Department of Mathematics and Biomathematics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

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Behavioral refuges, from predator foraging or prey behavior, promote predator-prey coexistence. These mechanisms stabilize population dynamics at equilibrium or in limit cycles, enhancing ecological stability.

Keywords:
Functional responseHysteresisLotka–Volterra modelPopulation dynamicsSwitching

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Area of Science:

  • Ecology
  • Population Dynamics
  • Mathematical Biology

Background:

  • Predator-prey interactions are fundamental to ecosystem stability.
  • Behavioral adaptations by predators and prey can significantly alter population dynamics.
  • The Gause model provides a foundational framework for studying these interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how behavioral refuges influence predator-prey coexistence.
  • To analyze the impact of optimal predator foraging and adaptive prey antipredator behavior.
  • To understand the resulting population dynamics within the Gause model.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Gause predator-prey model.
  • Incorporated mechanisms of behavioral refuge.
  • Analyzed effects of optimal predator foraging strategies.
  • Modeled adaptive prey antipredator behavior and refuge use.

Main Results:

  • Both optimal predator foraging and adaptive prey refuge promote predator-prey coexistence.
  • Coexistence can occur at a stable equilibrium or along a limit cycle.
  • Adaptive prey refuge leads to hysteresis, enabling limit cycle coexistence.
  • Optimal predator foraging results in sigmoidal functional responses, stabilizing dynamics.

Conclusions:

  • Behavioral refuges are crucial for predator-prey coexistence and ecosystem stability.
  • Adaptive strategies in predator-prey systems can lead to complex but stable population dynamics.
  • The Gause model, with behavioral adaptations, accurately predicts coexistence under various ecological pressures.