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Mathematical ecology: why mechanistic models?

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    Stefan A. H. Geritz & Éva Kisdi

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Geritz, S.A.H., Kisdi, É. Mathematical ecology: why mechanistic models?. J. Math. Biol. 65, 1411–1415 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-011-0496-3

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