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physics.bio-ph2018
Giant fluctuations in logistic growth
Bahram Houchmandzadeh
We analyze the fluctuation of the number of individuals when two competing species, beginning with a few initial individuals, are submitted to a logistic growth. We show that when…
physics.bio-ph2015
General formulation of Luria-Delbr{ü}ck distribution of the number of mutants
Bahram Houchmandzadeh
The Luria-Delbr{ü}ck experiment is a cornerstone of evolutionary theory, demonstrating the randomness of mutations before selection. The distribution of the number of mutants in th…