A Problem in Paleobiology

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dc.creatorHughes, Barry D.
dc.creatorReed, William J.
dc.date2002-11-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:48:27Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:48:27Z
dc.descriptionWe present a stochastic model for the size of a taxon in paleobiology, in which we allow for the evolution of new taxon members, and both individual and catastrophic extinction events. The model uses ideas from the theory of birth and death processes. Some general properties of the model are developed, and a fuller discussion is given for specific distributions of the time between catastrophic extinction events. Long tails in the taxon size distribution arise naturally from the model.
dc.description4 pages, LaTex2e (revtex4)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0211090
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0211090
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/85033
dc.subjectBiological Physics
dc.subjectData Analysis, Statistics and Probability
dc.subjectQuantitative Biology
dc.titleA Problem in Paleobiology
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