
arXiv: 1508.03909
This paper concerns pattern formation in a class of reaction-advection-diffusion systems modeling the population dynamics of two predators and one prey. We consider the biological situation that both predators forage along the population density gradient of the preys which can defend themselves as a group. We prove the global existence and uniform boundedness of positive classical solutions for the fully parabolic system over a bounded domain with space dimension $N=1,2$ and for the parabolic- -parabolic-elliptic system over higher space dimensions. Linearized stability analysis shows that prey-taxis stabilizes the positive constant equilibrium if there is no group defense while it destabilizes the equilibrium otherwise. Then we obtain stationary and time-periodic nontrivial solutions of the system that bifurcate from the positive constant equilibrium. Moreover, the stability of these solutions is also analyzed in detail which provides a wave mode selection mechanism of nontrivial patterns for this strongly coupled system. Finally, we perform numerical simulations to illustrate and support our theoretical results.
Bifurcations in context of PDEs, Time-periodic solutions, 35B36, 92D25, 35B10, 35B32 (Primary), 35B35, 35J47, 35K20, 35Q92 (Secondary), Predator-prey model, PDEs in connection with biology, chemistry and other natural sciences, Stability analysis, Prey-taxis, stability analysis, time-periodic solutions, parabolic-parabolic-elliptic system, Population dynamics (general), Mathematics - Analysis of PDEs, Second-order elliptic systems, Pattern formations in context of PDEs, Initial-boundary value problems for second-order parabolic equations, Pattern formation, FOS: Mathematics, Stationary solutions, Stability in context of PDEs, stationary solutions, prey-taxis, Periodic solutions to PDEs, Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
Bifurcations in context of PDEs, Time-periodic solutions, 35B36, 92D25, 35B10, 35B32 (Primary), 35B35, 35J47, 35K20, 35Q92 (Secondary), Predator-prey model, PDEs in connection with biology, chemistry and other natural sciences, Stability analysis, Prey-taxis, stability analysis, time-periodic solutions, parabolic-parabolic-elliptic system, Population dynamics (general), Mathematics - Analysis of PDEs, Second-order elliptic systems, Pattern formations in context of PDEs, Initial-boundary value problems for second-order parabolic equations, Pattern formation, FOS: Mathematics, Stationary solutions, Stability in context of PDEs, stationary solutions, prey-taxis, Periodic solutions to PDEs, Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
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