Non-constant positive steady states of the Sel'kov model

This paper deals with the reaction-diffusion system known as the Sel'kov model with the homogeneous Neumann boundary condition. This model has been applied to various problems in chemistry and biology. We first give a priori estimates (positive upper and lower bounds) of positive steady states, and then study the non-existence, bifurcation and global existence of non-constant positive steady states as the parameters lambda and theta are varied. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.