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The cause-effect relationship for a wide variety of biological processes from molecular to ecosystem levels can be described by a curvilinear function called the rectangular hyperbola. Although a simple algebraic equation adequately describes this curve, biological models have generated different equations incorporating biologically meaningful parameters. The Michelis-Menten equation describing enzyme kinetics, and the Type II functional response of predators to changing prey densities are two such examples.
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Rao, T.R. A Curve for all reasons. Reson 5, 85–90 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02837909
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