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Lecture Notes in Differential Equations - Bruce E. Shapiro

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60 LESSON 7. AUTONOMOUS ODES<br />

Figure 7.5: Top: The rate of population change for the logistic model with<br />

threshold given by equation (7.30). For t 0 > T all populations tend towards<br />

the carry<strong>in</strong>g capacity K; all smaller <strong>in</strong>itial populations decay away towards<br />

zero. Bottom: The solutions for different <strong>in</strong>itial conditions.<br />

dy/dt<br />

dy/dt < 0<br />

dy/dt < 0<br />

T<br />

dy/dt > 0<br />

K<br />

y<br />

y<br />

K<br />

T<br />

t

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