We consider the well-known Bazykin–Svirezhev model describing the predator–prey interaction. This model is a system of two nonlinear ordinary differential equations with a small parameter multiplying one of the derivatives.… Click to show full abstract
We consider the well-known Bazykin–Svirezhev model describing the predator–prey interaction. This model is a system of two nonlinear ordinary differential equations with a small parameter multiplying one of the derivatives. The existence and stability of a so-called relaxation cycle in such a system are studied. A peculiar feature of such a cycle is that as the small parameter tends to zero, its fast component changes in a $$\delta $$ -like manner, while the slow component tends to some discontinuous periodic function.
               
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