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Attractivity criterion on a delayed tick population dynamics equation with a reproductive function $ f(u) =

Fawaz E Alsaadi1, Chuangxia Huang2, Madini O Alassafi1

  • 1Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering : MBE
|January 19, 2023
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attractivitydelayequilibriumtick population

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