Periodic Orbits in a Delayed Nicholson's Blowflies Model

Authors: Changjin Xu, Peiluan Li

Abstract:

In this paper, a delayed Nicholson,s blowflies model with a linear harvesting term is investigated. Regarding the delay as a bifurcation parameter, we show that Hopf bifurcation will occur when the delay crosses a critical value. Numerical simulations supporting the theoretical findings are carried out.

Keywords: Nicholson's blowflies model, Stability, Hopf bifurcation, Delay.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1335740

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