Spatial dynamics of some evolution systems in biology

Recent Progress on Reaction-Diffusion Systems and Viscosity Solutions

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 332-362

  Zhao, Xiao Qiang ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Université Laval   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological systems; Global stability; Monotone semiflows; Spreading speeds; Traveling waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969668347     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812834744_0015     Document Type: Chapter

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