Existence and exponential stability of periodic solutions of Nicholson-type systems with nonlinear density-dependent mortality and linear harvesting

Abstract

In this work we study a Nicholson-type periodic system with variable delay, density-dependent mortality and linear harvesting rate. Using the topological degree and Lyapunov stability theories, we obtain sufficient conditions that allow us to demonstrate the existence of periodic solutions for the Nicholson-type system and, under suitable conditions, the uniqueness and local exponential stability of the periodic solution is established. We illustrate our results with an example and numerical simulations.