Analytic solutions of a nonlinear convective equation in population dynamics

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 183, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 245-259

  Giuggioli, L ^a   Kenkre, V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Fisher equation; Logistic Nonlinearity; Transport in biological systems

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DIFFUSION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

POPULATION DYNAMICS;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 0042511003     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2789(03)00176-3     Document Type: Article

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