Biological control does not imply paradox.
Is the classical predator-prey theory inherently pathological? Defenders of the theory are losing ground in the debate. We will demonstrate that detractors' main argument is based on a faulty model, and that the conceptual and predictive bases of the theory are fundamentally sound.
Deng
Bo
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Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA. bdeng@math.unl.eud
Jessie
Shannon
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Ledder
Glenn
G
Rand
Alex
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Srodulski
Sarah
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D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D008954:Models, Biological; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011235:Predatory Behavior