Abstract
We obtain sufficient conditions for the existence of at least three non-negative periodic solutions for the first order functional difference equation
Our main tool is the Leggett–Williams fixed point theorem, and our main application is a hematopoiesis model in population dynamics.
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Acknowledgements
Supported by National Board for Higher Mathematics (DAE) Government of India, under sponsored research scheme, vide Grant No. 48/5/2006-R&D-II/1350.