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Niche modification and stability of competitive systems. I. Niche modification process

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  1. Masakazu Shimada

    Present address: Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, 153, Tokyo, Japan

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  1. Graduate School of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Sakura-mura, 305, Ibaraki, Japan

    Masakazu Shimada

  2. Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Sakura-mura, 305, Ibaraki, Japan

    Koichi Fujii

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Shimada, M., Fujii, K. Niche modification and stability of competitive systems. I. Niche modification process. Res Popul Ecol 27, 185–201 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02515490

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