Positive solutions for a general Gause-type predator-prey model with monotonic functional response (Q638130)

Summary: We study a general Gause-type predator-prey model with monotonic functional response under Dirichlet boundary conditions. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence and nonexistence of positive solutions for this system are obtained by means of the fixed point index theory. In addition, the local and global bifurcations from a semitrivial state are also investigated on the basis of bifurcation theory. The results indicate that diffusion and functional response helps to create stationary patterns.