Individual-based Modeling and Ecology

Author: Volker Grimm
Edition:
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 069109666X
Publisher: Princeton University Press

Individual-based Modeling and Ecology: (Princeton Series in Theoretical and Computational Biology)

Individual-based models are an exciting and widely used new tool for ecology.
author steven f railsback author volker grimm format paperback language english publication year 05 07 2005 series princeton series in theoretical and computational biology subject geography environment agriculture subject 2 geography title individual based modeling and ecology princeton series in theoretical and computational biology author volker grimm steven f railsback publisher princeton univ pr publication date jul 15 2005 pages 428 binding paperback dimensions 6 00 wx 9 00 hx 1 25 d isb
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