Convergence of a structured metapopulation model to Levins's model

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 468-500

  Barbour, A D ^a   Pugliese, A ^b  

^a Angewandte Mathematik   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Convergence of equilibrium distribution; Levins's model; Metapopulations; Poisson approximation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIGRATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

GOES;

EID: 11144263212     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-004-0272-8     Document Type: Article

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