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Competition in a chemostat with Beddington–DeAngelis growth rates and periodic pulsed nutrient

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A system of impulsive differential equations is considered as a model of two populations competing for a pulsed inputting nutrient with Beddington–DeAngelis growth rates. Criteria are derived for the coexistence or non-coexistence of the competing species.

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  1. College of Science, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, P.R. China

    Fengyan Wang

  2. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, Guangxi, 537000, P. R. China

    Guoping Pang

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Wang, F., Pang, G. Competition in a chemostat with Beddington–DeAngelis growth rates and periodic pulsed nutrient. J Math Chem 44, 691–710 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10910-008-9346-y

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