Singular Bogdanov–Takens bifurcation of a predator–prey system with Holling IV functional response and harvesting
摘要
In this paper, the dynamic properties of a predator–prey model with Holling IV functional response and Michaelis–Menten type harvesting are discussed. Our study reveals that, under the supposition that both prey and predator evolve on a single time scale, the highest codimension of a nilpotent cusp is 4. It is also demonstrated that in this case the model is able to undergo the degenerate Bogdanov–Takens bifurcation of codimension 4. The present study also employs the geometric singular perturbation theory and blow-up technique to demonstrate a series of complex dynamics of the slow–fast system for this model. These dynamics include relaxation oscillation, singular Hopf bifurcation, singular Bautin bifurcation and singular Bogdanov–Takens bifurcation. Moreover, numerical simulations are conducted in order to provide supporting evidence for the theoretical findings.