From kinetic activation dynamics to Holling type reaction-diffusion predator-prey systems
Abstract
We consider a kinetic model of predator-prey dynamics in which predation is characterized by a sequence of behavioral transitions. Prey and predators are described by distribution functions in phase space, with the predator population further structured into internal states corresponding to inactive, active, and saturated individuals. We show that different macroscopic functional responses emerge from distinct mechanisms governing predator activation. More precisely, activation driven uniquely by pairwise encounters leads to a saturating Holling type II response, whereas activation additionally modulated by local prey density produces a generalized sigmoidal Holling type III response. This is achieved by means of a diffusive scaling and a formal hydrodynamic limit, from which we derive a closed reaction-diffusion system of Rosenzweig-MacArthur type for the prey and total predator spatial densities.
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BibTeX
@misc{butta2026from,
title = {{From kinetic activation dynamics to Holling type reaction-diffusion predator-prey systems}},
author = {Paolo Buttà},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.32603},
eprint = {2610.32603},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.32603},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - From kinetic activation dynamics to Holling type reaction-diffusion predator-prey systems
AU - Paolo Buttà
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/23
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.32603
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.32603
AB - We consider a kinetic model of predator-prey dynamics in which predation is characterized by a sequence of behavioral transitions. Prey and predators are described by distribution functions in phase space, with the predator population further structured into internal states corresponding to inactive, active, and saturated individuals. We show that different macroscopic functional responses emerge from distinct mechanisms governing predator activation. More precisely, activation driven uniquely by pairwise encounters leads to a saturating Holling type II response, whereas activation additionally modulated by local prey density produces a generalized sigmoidal Holling type III response. This is achieved by means of a diffusive scaling and a formal hydrodynamic limit, from which we derive a closed reaction-diffusion system of Rosenzweig-MacArthur type for the prey and total predator spatial densities.
ER -