Interaction of Diffusion and Delay

For reaction-diffusion equations with delay, the joint effects of diffusion and delay are studied. In particular, for two-dimensional systems where only the interaction between species is delayed, the interdependence of stability against delay and against diffusion (Turing instability) can be clearly exhibited. Turing instabilities occur largely independent of delay. But periodic oscillations, constant in space or with low spatial frequency, can be achieved via increasing the delay or changing the diffusion rates.