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We analyse the stochastic properties of dynamical systems with finite populations of a few differentreplicator species. Our main interest is to evaluate the typicallifetime, i.e. the time for the extinction of the first species in the network, for different catalytic structures, as a function of the population size.
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Nuño, J.C., Tarazona, P. Lifetimes of small catalytic networks. Bltn Mathcal Biology 56, 875–898 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02458272
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