In Exercise 4.22 we saw the equation, due to Fisher et al (1943), S = ln
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In Exercise 4.22 we saw the equation, due to Fisher et al (1943), S = α ln
1 +
N
α
, where S is the number of species in a random sample from a population, N is the number of individuals in the sample, and
α is a constant.
Experimental data, and a comparison to the theoretical equation, are shown in Fig. 4.13.
a. How is dS/dt related to dN/dt? Does your answer make scientific sense?
b. What is lim N→∞
dS dN
?
Is this consistent with your answer to the first part of the question?
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Mathematics And Statistics For Science
ISBN: 9783031053177
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Authors: James Sneyd, Rachel M. Fewster, Duncan McGillivray
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