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Publications and source records attributed to Gunnar J. Söderbacka.
In this note we derive simple analytical bounds for solutions of $x - \ln x = y -\ln y$ and use them for estimating trajectories following Lotka-Volterra-type integrals. We show how our results imply estimates for the Lambert $W$ function as well as for trajectories of general predator-prey systems, including e.g. Rosenzweig-MacArthur equations.
We prove estimates for the maximal and minimal predator and prey populations on the unique limit cycle in a standard predator-prey system. Our estimates are valid when the cycle exhibits small predator and prey abundances and large amplitudes. The proofs consist of constructions of several Lyapunov-type functions and derivation of a large number of non-trivial estimates, and should be of independent interest. This study generalizes results proved by the authors in (Differ Equ Dyn Syst 30, 131-159 (2022)) to a wider class of systems and, in addition, it gives simpler proofs of some already known estimates.