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On the stabilizing effect of density-dependent mortality factors

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Biologie V (Ökologie) der RWTH, Kopernikusstrasse 16, D-5100, Aachen, Germany

    H. J. Pocthke & M. Kirchberg

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Pocthke, H.J., Kirchberg, M. On the stabilizing effect of density-dependent mortality factors. Oecologia 74, 156–158 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00377362

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