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# Existence of nonstationary periodic solutions for $\Gamma$-symmetric Lotka-Volterra type systems

• In this paper we present a general framework for applications of the twisted equivariant degree (with one free parameter) to an autonomous $\Gamma$-symmetric system of functional differential equations in order to detect and classify (according to their symmetric properties) its periodic solutions. As an example we establish the existence of multiple non-constant periodic solutions of delay Lotka-Volterra equations with $\Gamma$-symmetries. We also include some computational examples for several finite groups $\Gamma$.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 34C25, 37L20, 47H11; Secondary: 34L30, 37N25.

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