A parabolic system modeling microbial competition in an unmixed bio-reactor

Journal of Differential Equations

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-91

  Dung, Le ^a   Smith, Hal L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030239605     PISSN: 00220396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jdeq.1996.0132     Document Type: Article

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