Research Article
Transient Dynamics of a Food Chain Model with Vigilance in the Biparameter Spaces
Table 1
Details about the variables and parameters present in system (
2) [
31].
| Parameter | Dimension | Interpretation |
| | Time | Time | | Biomass | Basal prey’s density | | Biomass | Intermediate predator’s density | | Biomass | Top predator’s density | | Time | Birth rate of the basal prey | | Time | Natural death rate of the basal prey | | Time | Natural death rate of the middle predator | | Time | Natural death rate of the top predator | | Time biomass | Intraspecific competition rate of the basal prey | | Time biomass | Maximum predation rate of middle predator | | Time biomass | Maximum predation rate of top predator | | Dimensionless | Conversion efficiency of the middle predator | | Dimensionless | Conversion efficiency of the top predator | | Dimensionless | Middle predator’s lethality | | Dimensionless | Top predator’s lethality | | Dimensionless | Level of vigilance of the basal prey | | Dimensionless | Level of vigilance of the middle predator | | Dimensionless | Effectiveness of basal prey’s vigilance | | Dimensionless | Effectiveness of middle predator’s vigilance |
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