Structural asymmetry and the stability of diverse food webs

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Nature

• Publication date

  2006-07-20

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Economics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1038/nature04887PMID 16855582
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