Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1151698 | Statistics & Probability Letters | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We propose a bivariate non-homogeneous birth and death process as a model for predator–prey interactions. Its expectation is periodic, as it is a solution to the classical Lotka–Volterra system. Moreover, the mean age at extinction, as defined in Kendall (1948), is infinite.
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Authors
Sorana Froda, Vasile Vanciu,