Inhomogeneous spatial patterns for predator - Prey models: Bifurcation at a higher eigenvalue

IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications)

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 296-323

  Zou, Henghui ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Existence; Neumann boundary data; Predator prey; Spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION; EXISTENCE; NEUMANN BOUNDARY DATA; PREDATOR-PREY; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS);

EID: 63649122654     PISSN: 02724960     EISSN: 14643634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imamat/hxn037     Document Type: Article

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