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Stochastic models of grouping changes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

Byron Morgan*
Affiliation:
University of Kent

Extract

For many years animal behaviourists, sociologists and the like have been studying how animals and humans form groups, and how the groups change in time. A brief review was given of some of the models devised for such group changing situations, and some new models were described.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1975 

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