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Periodic solution of a nonautonomous stage-structured single species model with diffusion

Author(s): Zhengqiu Zhang; Shanwu Zeng
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 63 (2005), 277-289.
MSC (2000): Primary 34C25
Posted: April 11, 2005
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Abstract: A stage-structured single species model with diffusion is considered in which the coefficients are time-dependent. By using the continuation theorem of coincidence degree theory, a sufficient condition is obtained for the existence of a positive periodic solution for this model.


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Additional Information:

Zhengqiu Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Applied Mathematics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
Email: z-q-zhang@sina.com

Shanwu Zeng
Affiliation: College of Mathematics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China

PII: S0033-569X-05-00947-5
Keywords: Nonautonomous, stage-structured, single species, diffusion, periodic solution, the continuation theorem of coincidence degree, topological degree
Received by editor(s): October 16, 2003
Posted: April 11, 2005
Additional Notes: Project supported by NNSF of China (No. 10271044)
Copyright of article: Copyright 2005, Brown University


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