MODELINGTHEPREDATOR-PREY RELATIONSHIPBETWEENROAMINGCOWSAND FARMPRODUCEUSINGMODIFIED LESLIE-GOWERANDHOLLING-TYPEII

Student: Ruth Chidinma Okorocha
Supervisor: Dr Bwebum Dang
HOD: Prof Joshua Sunday
Department of Mathematics
Natural Sciences
University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State

Abstract

Thisprojectresearchattemptedsolvingtheclashbetweenherdsmenand farmersinNigeria,usingatwo-dimensionalcontinuouspredator-preysys- tem with Holling type II functional response and modi ed of LeslieGower typedynamicsincorporatingconstantproportionofpreyrefuge,thexed pointsarecomputedandconditionforasymptoticstabilityofthesystem are obtained.Numerical simulations are also carried out using MATLAB to verify the analytical results. Inthisresearchwork,somenecessaryandsucientconditions,proposition andtheoremshavebeenprovedtoshowpositivity,boundness,stabilityand unique equilibrium point.

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