Parameter estimation in a growth model for a biological population
The motivating problem concerns the estimation of the growth curve of solitary corals that follow the nonlinear Von Bertalanffy Growth Function (VBGF). The most common parameterization of the VBGF for corals is based on two parameters: the ultimate length L∞ and the growth rate k. One aim was to fin...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | en |
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Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
2013
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| Online Access: | http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5169/ |