A multi-scale study of a class of hybrid predator-prey models

Abstract

We address the question of an averaging principle for a general class of multi-scale hybrid predator-prey models. We consider prey-predator models where the kinetic of the prey population, described by a differential equation, is faster than the kinetic of the predator population, described by a jump process, the two dynamics being fully coupled. An averaged model is obtained and compared to the original slow-fast system in term of probability and absorption time.