Common Patterns of Energy Flow and Biomass Distribution on Weighted Food Webs

@article{Zhang2012CommonPO,
  title={Common Patterns of Energy Flow and Biomass Distribution on Weighted Food Webs},
  author={Jiang Zhang and Yuanjing Feng},
  journal={arXiv: Populations and Evolution},
  year={2012}
}
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