Hopf bifurcation in a diffusive predator-prey model with Smith growth rate and herd behavior

This paper mainly aims to consider the dynamical behaviors of a diffusive delayed predator-prey system with Smith growth and herd behavior subject to the homogeneous Neumann boundary condition. For the analysis of the predator-prey model, we have studied the existence of Hopf bifurcation by analyzing the distribution of the roots of associated characteristic equation. Then we have proved the stability of the periodic solution by calculating the normal form on the center of manifold which is associated to the Hopf bifurcation points. Some numerical simulations are also carried out in order to validate our analysis findings. The implications of our analytical and numerical findings are discussed critically.