Let λ denote the almost sure Lyapunov exponent obtained by linearizing the stochastic Duffing-van der Pol oscillator ẍ = −ωx + βẋ−Ax −Bxẋ + σxẆt at the origin x = ẋ = 0 in phase space. If λ > 0 then the process {(xt, ẋt) : t ≥ 0} is positive recurrent on R \ {(0, 0)} with stationary probability measure μ, say. For λ > 0 let λ̃ denote the almost sure Lyapunov exponent obtained by linearizing the ...