Mathematical Ecology

Proceedings of the Autumn Course (Research Seminars), held at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Miramare-Trieste, Italy, 29 November – 10 December 1982

Häftad, Engelska, 1984

AvS.A. Levin,T.G. Hallam,S. a. Levin,T. G. Hallam,S. A. Levin

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Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1984-05-01
Mått170 x 244 x 29 mm
Vikt907 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLecture Notes in Biomathematics
Antal sidor517
Upplaga1984
FörlagSpringer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN9783540129196

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