Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems

✍ Scribed by Robert M. May

Publisher: Princeton University Press
Year: 1973
Tongue: English
Leaves: 234
Series: Princeton landmarks in biology
Edition: 1st Princeton landmarks in biology ed
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

A facsimile reprinting of the 1974 Second Edition. It is great that Princeton University Press has made again available this classic work in mathematical biology. There is a wealth of mathematical ideas and methods, carefully written. Several Appendices provide additional mathematical background. All in all, this books continues to be a source of information and inspiration to this day.

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