The clumping transition in niche competition: A robust critical phenomenon

Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment

Volumn 2010, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Fort, H ^a   Scheffer, M ^b   Van Nes, E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA   (Uruguay)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77952393518     PISSN: 17425468     EISSN: 17425468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-5468/2010/05/P05005     Document Type: Article

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