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Biomathematics Program, Department of Experimental Statistics, North Carolina State University, 27607, Raleigh, N.C., USA
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Fretwell, S.D., Lucas, H.L. On territorial behavior and other factors influencing habitat distribution in birds.Acta Biotheor19, 16–36 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01601953
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