Persistence in a discrete-time stage-structured fungal disease model

Journal of Biological Dynamics

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 271-285

  Salceanu, Paul Leonard ^a   Smith, Hal L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Persistence; SI epidemic model; Structured populations; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

AGING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYCOSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69249184185     PISSN: 17513758     EISSN: 17513766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17513750802379028     Document Type: Article

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