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Trophic levelFood chainEcologyGeneralityNicheTrophic cascadeCannibalismInterspecific competitionPredationBiologyFood web
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- 2000
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- article
- Volume
- 404
- Issue
- 6774
- Pages
- 180-183
- Citations
- 1484
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Richard J. Williams,
Neo D. Martinez
(2000).
Simple rules yield complex food webs.
Nature
, 404
(6774)
, 180-183.
https://doi.org/10.1038/35004572
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- 10.1038/35004572