Lotka-Volterra Dynamics
Interactive Phase Portrait with Animated Trajectories
α (Prey growth rate)
1.0
β (Predation rate)
1.0
γ (Predator death rate)
1.0
δ (Predation efficiency)
1.0
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Lotka-Volterra Equations:
dx/dt = αx - βxy
dy/dt = -γy + δxy
Variables:
x:
Prey population
y:
Predator population
Parameters:
α:
Intrinsic prey growth rate
β:
Predation rate coefficient
γ:
Predator death rate
δ:
Efficiency of turning prey into predators