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Cannibalism can have a stabilizing effect in a predator-prey system. Contrary to the intuitive expectation cannibalism of the predator leads to an increase of the standing stocks of both, prey and predator.
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Kohlmeier, C., Ebenhöh, W. The stabilizing role of cannibalism in a predator-prey system. Bltn Mathcal Biology 57, 401–411 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02460632
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