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On competition between two species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

C. J. Ridler-Rowe
C. J. Ridler-Rowe*
Affiliation:
Imperial College London
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Abstract

A stochastic model for the competition between two species is considered and a limit theorem is obtained for the size of the surviving species. A limit theorem is also obtained for the probability that a given species should survive the other.

Keywords

MARKOV POPULATION PROCESSCOMPETITION PROCESSCENTRAL LIMIT THEOREMWEAK CONVERGENCE
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , September 1978 , pp. 457 - 465
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1978 

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