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Analytical conditions for the conservative form of the ecological equations

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The analytical conditions by which a Volterra's general system describingn interacting species can be put in the “conservative” form have been examined. The cases forn=2, 3, 4 have been analyzed in detail and a general condition for any value ofn is deduced. The analytical and biological constraints following by this approach are compared to the conclusions drawn by Leigh on the ground of purely biological considerations.

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  1. Institute of Physics, Section of Biophysics, University of Parma, 43100, Parma, Italy

    M. I. Granero Porati, A. Porati & A. Vecli

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Granero Porati, M.I., Porati, A. & Vecli, A. Analytical conditions for the conservative form of the ecological equations. Bltn Mathcal Biology 40, 257–264 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02461440

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