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Clumping effects in models of isolation by distance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Aidan Sudbury
Aidan Sudbury*
Affiliation:
Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
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Abstract

Individuals situated on the infinite line breed and produce offspring that independently migrate a distance that is a random variable depending on the number in each family. It is shown that under very general conditions the individuals in the nth generation will tend to form clumps.

Keywords

MIGRATIONBRANCHING RANDOM WALKCLUSTER PROCESSCONSANGUINITYINBREEDING COEFFICIENT
Type
Short Communications
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , June 1977 , pp. 391 - 395
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1977 

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