A chaotic attractor in ecology: Theory and experimental data

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 219-234

  Cushing, J M ^a   Henson, Shandelle M ^b   Desharnais, Robert A ^c   Dennis, Brian ^d   Costantino, R F ^e   King, Aaron ^f  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CHAOTIC ATTRACTORS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 0342592535     PISSN: 09600779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0779(00)00109-0     Document Type: Article

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