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Note that it would be incorrect to attempt to calculate the evolution in $\rho_{\rm BH}(z)$ by integrating $\langle {\rm d}\log M/{\rm d}t\rangle$: in hierarchical growth, mergers are important and evolution of the mass function is described by the Press-Schechter function.
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