Hopf bifurcation analysis in a turbidostat model with Beddington–DeAngelis functional response and discrete delay

Abstract

In this paper, regarding the time delay as a bifurcation parameter, the stability and Hopf bifurcation of the model of competition between two species in a turbidostat with Beddington–DeAngelis functional response and discrete delay are studied. The Hopf bifurcations can be shown when the delay crosses the critical value. Furthermore, based on the normal form and the center manifold theorem, the type, stability and other properties of the bifurcating periodic solutions are determined. Finally, some numerical simulations are given to illustrate the results.