A ratio-dependent predator-prey model with delay and harvesting

Abstract

In this paper a predator-prey model with discrete delay and harvesting of predator is proposed and analyzed by considering ratio-dependent functional response. Conditions of existence of various equilibria and their stability have been discussed. By taking delay as a bifurcation parameter, the system is found to undergo a Hopf bifurcation. Numerical simulations are also performed to illustrate the results. © 2010 World Scientific Publishing Company.