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The authors consider the existence, uniqueness, and asymptotic behavior of solutions of the mixed problem for a degenerate quasilinear parabolic equation which arises in population dynamics and reaction-diffusion problem. Let \(D\subset\mathbb{R}^n\) be a bounded domain with boundary \(\partial D\in C^1\). The nonnegative solutions of the following problem are considered: \[ w_t- L\Phi(w)= a(x)f(w),\;(x,t)\in D\times(0, t),\;w=\chi,\;(x,t)\in\partial D\times [0,t),\;w(0)= w_0,\tag{P} \] where \(L= \partial_i(a^{ij}\partial_j)\) is a uniformly elliptic operator. Let be \(g(s)= f\circ\Phi^{-1}\). Then the main theorem is stated as follows: Suppose \[ \lim_{s\to\infty} g(s)/s= 0,\quad \lim_{s\to+0} g(s)/s= +\infty, \] and some additional conditions on \(\Phi\), \(a(x)\), \(w_0\) and \(\chi\). They prove for any \(T\), problem (P) has a unique solution. They also prove a theorem on convergence of the solution of this problem to an equilibrium solution at \(t\to\infty\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 0869.00036].