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The stability of Lotka–Volterra system has been discussed by many authors for two and three species. In this paper, we will discussed the notion of stability for a Lotka–Volterra system with four species. Some criteria and results are given. Our technique depends on the Lyapunov–Razumikhin method.
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Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika i Ee Prilozheniya (Contemporary Mathematics and Its Applications), Vol. 61, Optimal Control, 2008.
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Soliman, A.A. Stability of Lotka–Volterra system. J Math Sci 161, 308–319 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10958-009-9554-4
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