Threshold dynamics for compartmental epidemic models in periodic environments

Journal of Dynamics and Differential Equations

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 699-717

  Wang, Wendi ^a   Zhao, Xiao Qiang ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compartmental models; Periodicity; Reproduction ratio; Threshold dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149095789     PISSN: 10407294     EISSN: 15729222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10884-008-9111-8     Document Type: Article

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