Chemotactic predator-prey dynamics

Details Chemotactic predator-prey dynamics Chemotactic predator-prey dynamics

2010-09-28

arxiv.org/abs/1009.5521v1

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Populations and Evolution

4 pages, 4 figures

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A discrete chemotactic predator-prey model is proposed in which the prey secrets a diffusing chemical which is sensed by the predator and vice versa. Two dynamical states corresponding to catching and escaping are identified and it is shown that steady hunting is unstable. For the escape process, the predator-prey distance is diffusive for short times but exhibits a transient subdiffusive behavior which scales as a power law $t^{1/3}$ with time $t$ and ultimately crosses over to diffusion again. This allows to classify the motility and dynamics of various predatory bacteria and phagocytes. In particular, there is a distinct region in the parameter space where they prove to be infallible predators.

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