![[Maple Math]](images/predprey1.gif){kind=small}
represents the hare population and
![[Maple Math]](images/predprey2.gif){kind=small}
represents 60 times the lynx population (since the lynx population is numerically much smaller than the hare population, we scale it up to fit on the same graph).
Introduction
We use Maple's DEtools to study solutions of the Lotka-Volterra system and its refinements as described in sections 1.1 and 2.1 of the BDH text As you play with the models, keep these questions in mind:
Points to Ponder
We first consider a model similar to the one on page 136 of the text.. Here
represents the hare population and
represents 60 times the lynx population (since the lynx population is numerically much smaller than the hare population, we scale it up to fit on the same graph).
> restart:
> with(plots):
> with(DEtools):
>