Aggregation and emergence in hierarchically organized systems: Population dynamics

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 301-316

  Auger, Pierre ^a   Poggiale, Jean Christophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

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EID: 0030457325     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00046535     Document Type: Article

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