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The division of space and the Poisson distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

Richard Cowan*
Affiliation:
CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics, Lindfield
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Present address: CSIRO Division of Biotechnology, Box 184, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia.
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Abstract

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Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1989 

References

Cowan, R. and Morris, V. B. (1988) Division rules for polygonal cells. J. theor. Biol. 131, 3342.Google Scholar
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