Variability, vagueness and comparison methods for ecological models

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 207-246

  Cosner, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 0001394131     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02458307     Document Type: Article

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