An algorithm for calculation of degree distribution and detection of network type: With application in food webs

Network Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 159-170

  Zhang, Wen Jun ^a,b   Zhan, Chen Yuan ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregation indices; Algorithm; Degree distribution; Entropy; Food web; Java; Network; Type

Indexed keywords

EID: 84981272953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22208879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.0000/issn-2220-8879-networkbiology-2011-v1-0016     Document Type: Article

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