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Journal of J. Math. Biology (1983) 18:135-148 Mathematical Biology 9 Springer-Verlag 1983 Growth, fission and the stable size distribution O. Diekmann ~, H. A. Lauwerier 1, T. Aldenberg 2, and J. A. J. Metz 3 Mathematisch Centrum, Kruistaan 413, NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2National Institute for Water Supply, PO Box 150,NL-2260AD Leidschendam,The Netherlands 3Institute of TheoreticalBiology,Universityof Leiden, Groenhovenstraat5, NL-2311 BT Leiden, The Netherlands Abstract. A model for the growth of a size-structured population reproducing by fission and living under changing (nutrient) conditions is formulated and analysed. It is shown that the dynamics is asymptotically described by an o.d.e, total population model, while the size distribution becomes stationary. Key words: Size-dependent population growth--Reproduction by fission-- Balance e q u a t i o n - First order p . d . e . - Transformed a r g u m e n t s - nutrient limitation 1. Introduction Individuals of a population may be characterized by many different traits such as age, weight, size, sex, colour, etc. In a model for the growth of the population one usually leaves these characteristics out of consideration, both because one believes that they have a minor influence on the reproduction process only and because inclusion would make the model intractable. A distinct exception to this rule is formed by the theory of age-depen