THE STABILIZING ROLE OF CANNIBALISM IN A PREDATOR-PREY SYSTEM

Authors
KOHLMEIER C EBENHOH W
Citation
C. Kohlmeier et W. Ebenhoh, THE STABILIZING ROLE OF CANNIBALISM IN A PREDATOR-PREY SYSTEM, Bulletin of mathematical biology, 57(3), 1995, pp. 401-411
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematical Methods, Biology & Medicine","Biology Miscellaneous","Mathematics, Miscellaneous
Journal title
Bulletin of mathematical biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00928240
Volume
57
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
401 - 411
Database
ISI
SICI code
0092-8240(1995)57:3<401:TSROCI>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Cannibalism can have a stabilizing effect in a predator-prey system. C ontrary to the intuitive expectation cannibalism of the predator leads to an increase of the standing stocks of both, prey and predator.