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The Growth of Elephant Herds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

B. D. Bunday
B. D. Bunday*
Affiliation:
Undergraduate School of Studies in Mathematics, University of Bradford
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In a recent paper (1) P. Holgate obtains the following equations for pk(t) [k = 1,2,…, n], the probability that, at time t, the n animals in a given area are grouped into k herds.

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Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 54 , Issue 387 , February 1970 , pp. 38 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1970

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References

1. Holgate, P.. Mathematical, Gazette LI (1967) pp. 302–304.Google Scholar
2. Piaggio, H. T. H. Differential Equations G. Bell & Sons (1954) Chapter 12.Google Scholar