Functional and Numerical Response in Prey-Predator System.

Two of the important terms describing the relationship in a prey-predator system of equations are the functional and numerical responses. The standard functional response used by theoretical and field ecologists is the Holling type-2 functional response. This function was later modified to take into account predator interference as a result of an increase in predator density. In this paper, we introduce a model that can take into account the predator interactions through the numerical response, without modifying the Holling functional response. The correctness of the model and its dynamical behaviour is discussed. Comparisons are made with model with a standard response. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]