Does increased stochasticity speed up extinction?

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 534-544

  Alvarez, Luis H R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Extinction; Increased stochasticity; Linear diffusions; Stochastic population growth

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETIC SELECTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SELECTION (GENETICS); STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0035748369     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002850100108     Document Type: Article

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