Stochastic Logistic Model for Fish Growth

Md. Asaduzzaman Shah

doi:10.4236/ojs.2014.41002

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Stochastic Logistic Model for Fish Growth ()

Md. Asaduzzaman Shah

Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

DOI: 10.4236/ojs.2014.41002 PDF HTML XML 5,567 Downloads 7,875 Views Citations

Abstract

Two extensions of stochastic logistic model for fish growth have been examined. The basic features of a logistic growth rate are deeply influenced by the carrying capacity of the system and the changes are periodical with time. Introduction of a new parameter , enlarges the scope of investing the growthof different fish species. For rapid growth lying between 1 and 2 and for slowly growing.

Keywords

Carrying Capacity; Non-Linearity; Multiplicative Fluctuations; White Noise; Fokker-Planck Equation; Periodic Phenomena; Erlang Distribution

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M. Shah, "Stochastic Logistic Model for Fish Growth," Open Journal of Statistics, Vol. 4 No. 1, 2014, pp. 11-18. doi: 10.4236/ojs.2014.41002.

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