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# Existence of positive steady states for a predator-prey model with diffusion

• In this paper, we are concerned with the existence of positive steady states for a diffusive predator-prey model in a spatially heterogeneous environment. We completely determine the intervals of certain parameter of the model in which a positive steady state exists.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35J20; Secondary: 35J60.

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