Dynamics of a Predator–Prey Model with Distributed Delay to Represent the Conversion Process or Maturation

Distributed delay is included in a simple predator–prey model in the prey-to-predator biomass conversion term. The delayed term includes a delay-dependent “discount” factor that ensures the predators that do not survive the delay interval, do not contribute to growth of the predator population. A simple model was chosen so that without delay all solutions converge to a globally asymptotically stable equilibrium in order to show the possible …