A simple saddlepoint approximation for the equilibrium distribution of the stochastic logistic model of population growth

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-248

  Matis, James H ^a   Kiffe, Thomas R ^a   Renshaw, Eric ^b   Hassan, Janet ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Science Academy of South Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

African bees; Carrying capacity; Cumulant truncation; Saddlepoint approximations; Skewness; Stochastic Iogistic model

Indexed keywords

BEE; CARRYING CAPACITY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EQUILIBRIUM; GROWTH MODELING; POPULATION GROWTH; SKEWNESS;

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EID: 0037445417     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00344-7     Document Type: Article

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