We mainly focus on the predator-prey problem associated with indirect predator taxis{ut=Δu+χ1∇⋅(u∇w)+u(1−μ1u−αv),vt=Δv−χ2∇⋅(ψ(v)∇u)+v(−1−μ2v+βu),0=Δw+v−w in a smooth bounded domain Ω⊂Rn(n≤3) with homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions, where the parameters χ1, χ2, μ1, μ2, α and β are positive. The chemotaxis sensitivity function with/without “volume-filling” effect ψ(v)=v1+σv, where σ≥0 is a constant. Compared with the well-known predator-prey system, the discussion of signaling mechanism w forms a novel feature of our system. For the case σ=0, we identify a positive constant χ0 such that the above system possesses global classical solutions with relative bound if χ2<χ0; For the case σ>0, we also show that the classical solutions of the system are globally bounded without any restrictions on system parameters. Furthermore, utilizing the Lyapunov functionals, we establish stability for the prey-only situation, the steady state of coexistence is also investigated.
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