The diffusive logistic model with a free boundary and seasonal succession

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems- Series A

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2007-2031

  Peng, Rui ^a,b   Zhao, Xiao Qiang ^b  

^a JIANGSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusive logistic equation; Free boundary; Seasonal succession; Spreading; Vanishing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872151254     PISSN: 10780947     EISSN: 15535231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/dcds.2013.33.2007     Document Type: Article

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