Calculations for multi-type age-dependent binary branching processes

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-56

  Jones, Graham ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian phylogenetic analysis; Bellman Harris; Branching process; Cell proliferation; Macroevolution; Tree; Tree shape

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIRTH RATE; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHYLOGENY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BIRTH RATE; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 79958766848     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-010-0362-8     Document Type: Article

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