Consider the equations describing the interactions of robins
and worms ,
(a)
What are the (non-zero) nullclines for this system?
(b)
Your nullclines divide the phase plane into four regions.
Give a sample point in each region, and indicate for that
point whether each of the populations is increasing or
decreasing (by entering the word increasing
or decreasing appropriate blank):
(i)
(, )
is in one region, where
the population of worms, is
and the population of robins, is .
(ii)
(, )
is in a second region, where
the population of worms, is
and the population of robins, is .
(iii)
(, )
is in a third region, where
the population of worms, is
and the population of robins, is .
(iv)
(, )
is in the fourth region, where
the population of worms, is
and the population of robins, is .
Notice what your conclusions about these four regions say about how
the populations change with time.
You can earn partial credit on this problem.