Multi-Parameter Bifurcation Analysis of a Discrete Ratio-Dependent Predator–Prey Model: Codimension-Two Resonance, Chaos, and Control
摘要
In this paper, we investigate a discrete-time Kolmogorov-type predator–prey model with a ratio-dependent functional response that incorporates both predator interference and handling time. In contrast to its continuous-time counterpart, the discrete model exhibits a wider variety of dynamical behaviors. We first establish the positivity and boundedness of solutions, determine all equilibrium points, and study their local stability properties. Our analysis shows that the coexistence equilibrium can undergo transcritical, period-doubling, and Neimark–Sacker bifurcations, whereas the boundary equilibria may experience transcritical and period-doubling bifurcations. In particular, the intersection of the period-doubling and Neimark–Sacker bifurcation curves gives rise to a codimension-two