On Predator-Prey Systems and Small-Gain Theorems

This paper deals with an almost global convergence result forLotka-Volterra systems with predator-prey interactions. These systems canbe written as (negative) feedback systems. The subsystems of the feedbackloop are monotone control systems, possessing particular input-outputproperties. We use a sm...

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Main Authors: Patrick D. Leenheer, David Angeli, Eduardo D. Sontag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2004-10-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2005.2.25
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Summary:This paper deals with an almost global convergence result forLotka-Volterra systems with predator-prey interactions. These systems canbe written as (negative) feedback systems. The subsystems of the feedbackloop are monotone control systems, possessing particular input-outputproperties. We use a small-gain theorem, adapted to a context of systemswith multiple equilibrium points to obtain the desired almost globalconvergence result, which provides sufficient conditions to rule outoscillatory or more complicated behavior that is often observed inpredator-prey systems.
ISSN:1551-0018