Three limit cycles for 3D Ricker competitive system (Q6070666)

The authors consider the 3-dimensional Ricker competitive system \[ \frac{d{{x}_{i}}}{dt}={{x}_{i}}\left( \exp \left( \sum\limits_{j=1}^{3}{{{a}_{ij}}\left( 1-{{x}_{j}} \right)} \right)-1 \right),\quad i=\overline{1,3} \] where \({{x}_{i}}\) are in the positive octant of \({{\mathbb{R}}^{3}}\); and \({{a}_{ij}}\) are positive parameters. Following the classification of three dimensional Ricker competitive system from [\textit{J. Jiang} and \textit{L. Niu}, J. Differ. Equations 263, No. 11, 7753--7781 (2017; Zbl 1381.34068)], the authors prove that classes 27--31 admit at least three limit cycles, and class 26 admits at least two limit cycles. In addition, the authors provide concrete examples of systems from classes 26--31 with multiple limit cycles.