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Dynamics of a logistic population model with maturation delay and
nonlinear birth rate
A logistic population model with a maturation delay stage for adults is
investigated. The adult population is related to its previous life
stage with a maturation delay $r$, and has a non-linear exponential birth
rate $be^{-pr}$ with a birth decay coefficient $p$. As $r$ increases, the unique positive
equilibrium solution may experience two stability switchings, that
is, from stable to unstable, and then back to stable again. The
decay coefficient $p$ can also qualitatively influence the
stability property of the system. Hopf bifurcation and the
stability of the bifurcating periodic solution are analyzed by
means of the center manifold theory and the normal form technique.
By applying the integral averaging theory, phase-locked and
phase-shifting solutions induced by the external excitation are
also investigated and verified by numerical simulations.