The growth of mixed populations: Two species competing for a common food supply

The general analysis of the growth of mixed populations of any number of species in mutual interdependence of any kind which has “been given by the writer in prior publications1 covers many special cases. It is of interest to note how it applies to and readily furnishes the solution of a special case that has since been separately discussed by Volterra,2 namely that of two species competing for a common food supply.