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Time lags and global stability in two-species competition

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Global asymptotic stability and equilibrium coexistence is established in two species Lotka-Volterra-type competition when there are time delays in interspecific interaction terms and the intraspecies competition is stronger than the interspecies competition.

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Gopalsamy, K. Time lags and global stability in two-species competition. Bltn Mathcal Biology 42, 729–737 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02460990

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