Host Extinction Dynamics in a Simple Parasite-Host Interaction Model

This short article carefully formulate a simple SI model for aparasite-host interaction through the basic birth and deathprocesses analysis. This model reveals and corrects an error insimilar models studied recently by various authors. Completemathematical investigation of this simple model shows th...

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Main Authors: Tzy-Wei Hwang, Yang Kuang
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Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2005-09-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2005.2.743
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description This short article carefully formulate a simple SI model for aparasite-host interaction through the basic birth and deathprocesses analysis. This model reveals and corrects an error insimilar models studied recently by various authors. Completemathematical investigation of this simple model shows that the hostextinction dynamics can happen and the outcomes may depend on theinitial conditions. We also present biological implications of ourfindings.
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spelling doaj-art-1612c1d41b744caf9598a14b82bbd9e62025-01-24T01:49:46ZengAIMS PressMathematical Biosciences and Engineering1551-00182005-09-012474375110.3934/mbe.2005.2.743Host Extinction Dynamics in a Simple Parasite-Host Interaction ModelTzy-Wei Hwang0Yang Kuang1Department of Mathematics, Kaohsiung Normal University, 802, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.Department of Mathematics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1804This short article carefully formulate a simple SI model for aparasite-host interaction through the basic birth and deathprocesses analysis. This model reveals and corrects an error insimilar models studied recently by various authors. Completemathematical investigation of this simple model shows that the hostextinction dynamics can happen and the outcomes may depend on theinitial conditions. We also present biological implications of ourfindings.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2005.2.743host extinctionglobal stability.parasite-host interaction
spellingShingle Tzy-Wei Hwang
Yang Kuang
Host Extinction Dynamics in a Simple Parasite-Host Interaction Model
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
host extinction
global stability.
parasite-host interaction
title Host Extinction Dynamics in a Simple Parasite-Host Interaction Model
title_full Host Extinction Dynamics in a Simple Parasite-Host Interaction Model
title_fullStr Host Extinction Dynamics in a Simple Parasite-Host Interaction Model
title_full_unstemmed Host Extinction Dynamics in a Simple Parasite-Host Interaction Model
title_short Host Extinction Dynamics in a Simple Parasite-Host Interaction Model
title_sort host extinction dynamics in a simple parasite host interaction model
topic host extinction
global stability.
parasite-host interaction
url https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2005.2.743
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