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# Existence of nontrivial steady states for populations structured with respect to space and a continuous trait

• We prove the existence of nontrivial steady states to reaction-diffusion equations with a continuous parameter appearing in selection/mutation/competition/migration models for populations, which are structured both with respect to space and a continuous trait.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 45K05, 92D15; Secondary: 92D25.

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