A diffusive logistic model with a free boundary in time-periodic environment

Journal of Functional Analysis

Volumn 265, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2089-2142

  Du, Yihong ^a   Guo, Zongming ^b   Peng, Rui ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JIANGSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusive logistic equation; Free boundary; Periodic environment; Spreading speed; Spreading vanishing dichotomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881375787     PISSN: 00221236     EISSN: 10960783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfa.2013.07.016     Document Type: Article

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