Dynamics of a diffusive two predators- one prey system

Abstract

This paper analyses a diffusive predator-prey model consisting of a single prey species and two predator species with modified Leslie-Gower term Holling type II functional response subject to the homogeneous Neumann boundary condition. Local stability condition is derived by the application of Routh-Hurwitz criterion. Global asymptotic stability of the unique positive steady state is shown by constructing a suitable Lyapunov function when self diffusion is allowed where as non-constant positive steady states can exist due to the presence of cross-diffusion, that means, cross-diffusion can induce stationary pattern. Taking the cross diffusion as a bifurcation parameter, one can show the existence of positive non-constant solutions with the help of bifurcation theory. A brief conclusion completes the paper.