Agent-based and individual-based modeling: A practical introduction

Agent-Based and Individual-Based Modeling: A Practical Introduction

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  Railsback, Steven F ^a   Grimm, Volker ^b,c  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

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