Asymptotic behaviour for a class of delayed cooperative models with patch structure (Q378998)

The author studies the following nonlinear autonomous system of delay differential equations \[ \dot{x_i}(t)=x_i(t)[a_i-b_ix_i(t)+c_ix_i(t-\sigma_i)]+\sum_{j=1}^m d_{ij}x_j(t-\tau_{ij}),~ i=1,\dots n,\tag{1} \] where \(a_i\in R, b_i>0, c_i\geq 0, d_{ij}\geq 0\). Explicit global asymptotic stability conditions for the trivial and a positive equilibria are derived. The existence of positive heteroclinic solution connecting the two equilibria is also addressed. One of the main results of the paper is the following theorem. Theorem 3.5. Suppose \[ b_i-c_i>0, a_i+\sum_{j}d_{ij}>0, ~~i=1,\dots,n. \] Then there is a positive equilibrium of equation (1) which is globally asymptotically stable.