We study a discrete-time system of equations for a structured ungulate population exploited by human harvesting or a dynamic predator. The population is divided into juveniles, and female and male adults. Harvesting is concentrated on adults (trophy hunting of males or population control measures on females), whereas predation occurs in juveniles. Though the model consists of four nonlinear equations, we find explicit expressions for the steady states. We use these explicit expressions to investigate harvesting rates that allow population persistence, rates that ensure population control, and optimal harvesting efforts. Several reductions of complexity allow for a detailed analysis of the dynamics of the model. Most notably, we find that even compensatory density dependence can lead to a period doubling bifurcation, that the model does not support consumer-resource cycles, and that an Allee effect can emerge from the interplay of stage-specific predation and density-dependent prey reproduction.
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