ISSN:
1432-1416
Keywords:
Differential-difference equations
;
Hopf bifurcation
;
Fokker-Planck equation
;
Averaging method
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract This paper discusses the influence of environmental noise on the dynamics of single species population models with hereditary effects. A detailed analysis is carried out for the logistic equation with discrete delay in the resource limitation term (Hutchinson's equation). When the system undergoes Hopf bifurcation, we find the stationary probability density distribution for the amplitude of the periodic solution by means of an averaged Fokker-Planck equation. Finally, we estimate the persistence time of the species when the population density has a lower bound beyond which it goes extinct.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00275836
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