Delay differential equations with Hill's type growth rate and linear harvesting (Q2485433)

The authors consider the following delay differential equation with Hill-type growth rate and linear harvesting \[ N'(t)=\frac{r(t)N(t)}{1+[N(t)]^{\gamma}}-b(t)N(t)-a(t)N(g(t)) . \] They prove that all positive solutions are bounded. Moreover, they obtain conditions that assure the extinction or the persistence of the solutions.