Periodic solutions of delayed predator-prey model with the Beddington-DeAngelis functional response (Q2468161)

The authors study the following delayed predator-prey model with Beddington-DeAngelis type functional response \[ \begin{aligned} \dot x(t)&= x(t)\biggl[a(t)-b(t)x(t-\tau(t,x(t),y(t)))- \frac{c(t)y(t)}{1+nx(t)+my(t)}\biggr],\\ \dot y(t)&= y(t) \biggl[\frac{f(t)x(t-\sigma(t,x(t),y(t)))}{1+nx(t-\sigma(t,x(t),y(t)))+ my(t-\sigma(t,x(t),y(t)))}-d(t)\biggr], \end{aligned}\tag{1} \] where \(x(t)\) and \(y(t)\) represent the densities of the prey and the predator population at time \(t\), respectively. \(a(t), b(t), c(t), d(t), f(t)\in C(\mathbb R,\mathbb R^+)\), \(\mathbb R^+=(0,+\infty)\), are \(\omega\)-periodic functions, \(\tau\) and \(\sigma\in C(\mathbb R,\mathbb R)\) are nonnegative \(\omega\)-periodic functions with respective the first argument, \(m\) and \(n\) are positive constants. Sufficient conditions are derived for the existence of periodic solutions to system (1) by using the continuation theorem developed by [\textit{R. E. Gaines} and \textit{J. L. Mawhin}, Coincidence degree and nonlinear differential equations. Berlin etc.: Springer-Verlag (1977; Zbl 0339.47031)].