Four Theoretical Predator-Prey Relationships

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As perceived in the graphs above there are indeed four different theoretical predator-prey relationships, where they could be differentiated by the difference in conditions of the predator and prey populations. In addition, one assumption that applies to the hypothetical predator-prey system is that the reproductive rate of the predators depends on the number of prey and predators available. Another significant assumption that could be taken into account is that the mortality of the prey specie depends on the population sizes of both the predator and prey species (functional response). According to the data used in lab, the stable oscillations (Figure 1) was crafted by imputing a median value of 0.04488 as the per capita predator mortality