Quasi-stationary and ratio of expectations distributions: A comparative study

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 264-274

  Artalejo, J R ^a   Lopez Herrero, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Population models; Quasi stationarity; Ratio of expectations

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION MODELING; STOCHASTICITY;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 77954553867     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.06.030     Document Type: Article

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