Multiple bifurcations of critical period for a quartic Kolmogorov model (Q2240650)

The Kolmogorov-type system \(\dot{u}=uP(u,v), \dot{v}=vQ(u,v)\) is considered, taking \[ P(u,v)=2-u-2v+uv+P_3(u,v),\quad Q(u,v)=-2+2u+v-uv+Q_3(u,v), \] where \(P_3\) and \(Q_3\) are certain specific cubic polynomials with coefficients depending linearly on the free real parameters \(a_{12}, a_{21}, a_{30}\). Moreover, the system has a center at \((u,v)=(1,1)\) and its first integral is a polynomial of degree five which is explicitly written. The purpose of the paper is to study the bifurcation of critical periods concerned with the center. For this, the first 4 period constants are calculated in terms of \(a_{ij}\).