Dynamic Behaviors in a Discrete Model for Predator–Prey Interactions Involving Hibernating Vertebrates

Abstract

This paper presents a discrete predator–prey interaction model involving hibernating vertebrates, with detailed analysis and simulation. Hibernation contributes to the survival and reproduction of organisms and species in the ecosystem as a whole. In addition, it also constitutes a wise sharing of time, space, and resources with others. We have created a new predator–prey model by integrating the two species, Holling-III and Holling-I, which have a bifurcation within a specified parameter range. We discovered that this system possesses the stability of fixed points as well as several bifurcation behaviors. To accomplish this, the center manifold theorem and bifurcation theory are applied to create existence conditions for period-doubling bifurcations and Neimark–Sacker bifurcations, which are depicted in the graph as distinct structures. Examples of numerical simulations include bifurcation diagrams, maximum Lyapunov exponents, and phase portraits, which demonstrate not just the validity of theoretical analysis but also complex dynamical behaviors and biological processes. Finally, the Ott–Grebogi–Yorke (OGY) method and phases of chaos control bifurcation were used to control the chaos of predator–prey model in hibernating vertebrates.