Bifurcations in a discrete time model composed of Beverton-Holt function and Ricker function
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Jin Shang1, Bingtuan Li1, Michael R Barnard1
1Department of Mathematics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, United States.
Abstract:
We provide rigorous analysis for a discrete-time model composed of the Ricker function and Beverton-Holt function. This model was proposed by Lewis and Li [Bull. Math. Biol. 74 (2012) 2383-2402] in the study of a population in which reproduction occurs at a discrete instant of time whereas death and competition take place continuously during the season. We show analytically that there exists a period-doubling bifurcation curve in the model. The bifurcation curve divides the parameter space into the region of stability and the region of instability. We demonstrate through numerical bifurcation diagrams that the regions of periodic cycles are intermixed with the regions of chaos. We also study the global stability of the model.
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