Chaos in Ecology: The Topological Entropy of a Tritrophic Food Chain Model

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  • Jorge Duarte
  • Cristina Januário
  • Nuno Martins
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1 Department of Chemistry, Mathematics Unit, ISEL-High Institute of Engineering of Lisbon, rua Conselheiro Emı́dio Navarro 1, 1959-007 Lisbon, Portugal 2 Research Centre in Mathematics and Applications (CIMA), University of Evora, rua Romão Ramalho 59, 7000-671 Evora, Portugal 3 Department of Mathematics, Centre of Mathematical Analysis, Geometry and Dynamical Systems, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon, rua Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal

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تاریخ انتشار 2008