Dynamics of Delayed Phytoplankton–Zooplankton System with Disease Spread Among Zooplankton.

In this paper, we study the dynamics of phytoplankton–zooplankton system with delay, where delay means that releasing toxin for phytoplankton is not instantaneous. First, we prove the positivity and boundedness of solutions, discuss the Hopf bifurcation caused by delay. Furthermore, we study the property of Hopf bifurcation by center manifold and normal form. Then, we study the global existence of bifurcated periodic solution. Finally by simulation, we show the influence of delay, disease spread and recovery from infected to susceptible on the dynamics of phytoplankton–zooplankton system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]