Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Vol. 2012 (2012), No. 113, pp. 1-7. Title: Persistence of spreading speed for the delayed Fisher equation Author: Shuxia Pan (Lanzhou Univ. of Technology, Gansu, China) Abstract: This article concerns the long time behavior of the delayed Fisher equation without quasimonotonicity. When the time delay is small and the instantaneous self-limitation effect exists, it is proved that the spreading speed is the same as that of the classical Fisher equation. Submitted April 18, 2012. Published July 05, 2012. Math Subject Classifications: 35C07, 35K57, 37C65. Key Words: Nonmonotone equation; spreading speed; delayed equation.