Nonlinear model of the firefly flash

DOI10.1007/S11071-020-05830-0zbMATH Open1516.92011arXiv2002.01183OpenAlexW3046787253MaRDI QIDQ6113702FDOQ6113702

Authors: Debashis Saikia, Madhurjya P. Bora 

Publication date: 9 August 2023

Published in: Nonlinear Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A low dimensional nonlinear model based on the basic lighting mechanism of a firefly is proposed. The basic assumption is that the firefly lighting cycle can be thought to be a nonlinear oscillator with a robust periodic cycle. We base our hypothesis on the well known light producing reactions involving enzymes, common to many insect species, including the fireflies. We compare our numerical findings with the available experimental results which correctly predicts the reaction rates of the underlying chemical reactions. Toward the end, a time-delay effect is introduced for possible explanation of appearance of multiple-peak light pulses, especially when the ambient temperature becomes low.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.01183

zbMATH Keywords

Hopf bifurcationtime delaydynamical modelperiod doubling bifurcationfirefly

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biochemistry, molecular biology (92C40) Bifurcation theory for ordinary differential equations (34C23)

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