How many animals really do the lévy walk? Comment

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2347-2351

  Reynolds, Andy ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; MATHEMATICS; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 54549111923     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1688.1     Document Type: Note

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