A generalized Holling type II model for the interaction between dextral-sinistral snails and Pareas snakes

[EN] Pareas snakes possess outstanding asymmetry in the mandibular tooth number, which has probably been caused by its evolution to improve the feeding on the predominant dextral snails. Gene mutation can generate chiral inversion on the snail body. A sinistral snail population can thrive in this ec...

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Autores: Alonso Izquierdo, Alberto, González León, Miguel Ángel, Torre Mayado, Marina de la
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/146566
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/146566
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Predator–prey model
Generalized Holling’s functional response
Stability
Snail chirality
12 Matemáticas
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Sumario:[EN] Pareas snakes possess outstanding asymmetry in the mandibular tooth number, which has probably been caused by its evolution to improve the feeding on the predominant dextral snails. Gene mutation can generate chiral inversion on the snail body. A sinistral snail population can thrive in this ecological context. The interactions between dextral/sinistral snails and Pareas snakes are modeled in this paper by using a new generalized functional response of Holling type II. Distinct Pareas species show different bilateral asymmetry degrees. This parameter plays an essential role in the model and determines the evolution of the populations. Stability of the solutions is analyzed for different regimes in the space of parameters.