Pattern formation in an explosive food chain model: the case of “apparent” mutualism Saikat Batabyal, Debaldev Jana, Rana D. Parshad, Aladeen Al Basheer and Ranjit Kumar Upadhyay Eur. Phys. J. Plus, 136 4 (2021) 448 Published online: 26 April 2021 DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01384-1