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Extinction can occur for many reasons. We have a closer look at the most basic form, extinction of populations with stable but insufficient reproduction. Then we move on to competing populations and evolutionary suicide.
Mathematics Subject Classification (2000). Primary 92B05; Secondary 60J80.
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Jagers, P. (2011). Extinction, Persistence, and Evolution. In: Chalub, F., Rodrigues, J. (eds) The Mathematics of Darwin’s Legacy. Mathematics and Biosciences in Interaction. Springer, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-0122-5_5
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