On the quasi-stationary distribution of a stochastic Ricker model

Stochastic Processes and their Applications

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 243-263

  Högnäs, Göran ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Entropy function; Invariant measure; Markov's inequality; Quasi stationary distribution; Ricker model; Size dependent branching process; Stable period; Weak convergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031572723     PISSN: 03044149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4149(97)00064-1     Document Type: Article

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