Nicholson's blowflies differential equations revisited: Main results and open problems

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1405-1417

  Berezansky, L ^a   Braverman, E ^b   Idels, L ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delay equations; Nicholson's blowflies equation; Oscillation; Periodic solutions; Permanence; Stability

Indexed keywords

DELAY EQUATIONS; DISTRIBUTED DELAYS; GLOBAL STABILITY; NICHOLSON'S BLOWFLIES; OPEN PROBLEMS; OSCILLATION; PERIODIC COEFFICIENTS; PERIODIC SOLUTION;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 75449085144     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2009.08.027     Document Type: Review

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