@article{PAR00001493, title = {{N}onlinear age structured model with cannibalism}, author = {{B}ekkal {B}rikci, {F}adia and {B}oushaba, {K}. and {A}rino, {O}vide}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this paper, we analyze theoretically an age structured population model with cannibalism. {T}he model is nonlinear in that cannibalism decreases the birth rate based on total population density. {W}e use degree theory to prove the existence of unique solution. {W}e also investigate the asymptotic stability of the solutions, and prove under special hypotheses, local and global attractivity of a unique nontrivial steady state. {W}e convert the problem to a delay differential equation and prove that quasiconvergence leads to global attraction. {S}ome numerical simulations are presented exhibiting sustained oscillations which may occur when the hypotheses of theoretical analysis are not satisfied.}, keywords = {cannibalism ; nonlinear age structured population model ; existence ; uniqueness and asymptotic stability}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{D}iscrete and {C}ontinuous {D}ynamical {S}ystems {S}eries {B}}, volume = {7}, numero = {2}, pages = {201--218}, ISSN = {1531-3492}, year = {2007}, DOI = {10.3934/dcdsb.2007.7.201}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00001493}, }