Population models with Allee effect: a new model

J Biol Dyn. 2010 Jul;4(4):397-408. doi: 10.1080/17513750903377434.

Abstract

In this paper, we develop several population models with Allee effects. We start by defining the Allee effect as a phenomenon in which individual fitness increases with increasing density. Based on this biological assumption, we develop several fitness functions that produce corresponding models with Allee effects. In particular, a rational fitness function yields a new mathematical model, which is the focus of our study. Then we study the dynamics of 2-periodic systems with Allee effects and show the existence of an asymptotically stable 2-periodic carrying capacity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • Models, Biological*
  • Population Dynamics