International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 2003 (2003), Issue 38, Pages 2401-2413
doi:10.1155/S0161171203210231

Existence and global stability of positive periodic solutions of a discrete delay competition system

Hai-Feng Huo1 and Wan-Tong Li2

1Department of Applied Mathematics, Gansu University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu, China
2Department of Mathematics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China

Received 15 October 2002

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Abstract

The existence and the global stability of positive periodic solutions of a discrete competition model is studied. The model incorporates time delays and allows for a fluctuating environment. By means of some standard procedures of the topological degree method and the construction of a suitable Lyapunov function, sufficient conditions are obtained to ensure the existence and the global stability of positive periodic solutions of the above systems.