Exploiting object-orientated programming structures in the quest for an individual-based lion population model with an attractive user interface

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 98, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages 449-454

  Quadling, Henley S ^a   Starfield, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; POPULATION MODELING;

PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 0036763955     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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