A stochastic model for predator-prey systems: basic properties, stability and computer simulation (Q1814080)
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A stochastic model for predator-prey systems: basic properties, stability and computer simulation (English)
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25 June 1992
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The author starts from a two-dimensional continuous time Markov chain, describing the evolution of a Lotka-Volterra prey-predator system. Guided by martingale considerations, the chain is replaced by a two-dimensional SDE with similar infinitesimal covariance structure, modified near the axes so as to prevent absorption. This equation is then proved to have a unique solution for all time, and simulation indicates that the solution approaches the deterministic equilibrium. The treatment contrasts with that of \textit{T. G. Kurtz}[Stochastic Processes Appl. 6, 223--240 (1978; Zbl 0373.60085)], the results with those of \textit{M. S. Bartlett}[Proc. 3rd Berkeley Symp. Math. Stat. Probab. 4, 81--109 (1956; Zbl 0070.15004)].
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two-dimensional continuous time Markov chain
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evolution of a Lotka-Volterra prey-predator system
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martingale considerations
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infinitesimal covariance structure
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simulation
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deterministic equilibrium
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Ito stochastic differential equations
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moments
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extinction probability
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