  We study the properties of the Malthusian Toner-Tu theory in its near
ordering phase. Because of the birth/death process, characteristic of this
Malthusian model, density fluctuations are partially suppressed. We study this
model using the perturbative renormalization group. At one loop we find that
the renormalization group flow drives the system in an unstable region,
suggesting a fluctuation-induced first-order phase transition.
