Modeling climate-mediated shifts: An almost periodic approach to exploitation and interference competition
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https://doi.org/10.17268/sel.mat.2026.01.01Keywords:
Exploitation competition, interference competition, globally stable attractor, almost periodic functions, competitive systemsAbstract
We consider an almost periodic competition model to analyze the simultaneous effects of exploitation and interference competition. Based on the analysis of the model, we prove the existence, uniqueness, and global stability of an almost periodic solution under certain conditions. Through numerical simulations, we illustrate the results obtained analytically. Finally, the results are discussed in detail from a biological perspective.
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