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Lotka-Volterra at 100: How predator-prey modeling became a universal framework

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•Lotka-Volterra equations as a cornerstone of quantitative ecology reach 100 years.•Originally developed to model the dynamics of predator-prey interactions.•Extended to span all possible types of interspecies interactions in the GLV model.•Have since evolved into a versatile framework for studying complex systems.•GLV has applications far beyond biology, e.g. economics, physics, sociology.

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  • Fort, Hugo, 2025. "Lotka-Volterra at 100: How predator-prey modeling became a universal framework," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 508(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecomod:v:508:y:2025:i:c:s0304380025002236
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2025.111237
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