Are large complex ecosystems more unstable? A theoretical reassessment with predator switching

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 91-96

  Pelletier, Jon D ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Lotka Volterra; Predator switching; Stability

Indexed keywords

INSTABILITY; LOTKA-VOLTERRA MODEL; PREDATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PREDATOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORY;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033958229     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(99)00054-1     Document Type: Article

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