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Author(s): Hal L. Smith
Title: Monotone dynamical systems: An introduction to the theory of competitive and cooperative systems
Additional book information: Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, vol. 41, Amer. Math. Soc., Providence, RI, 1995, x + 174, $49.00, 0-8218-0393-X


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Additional Information:

Reviewer(s):
Chris Cosner
Affiliation: University of Miami
Email: gcc@paris-gw.cs.miami.edu

Review Information:
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 33 (1996), 203-209.
DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-96-00642-8
PII: S 0273-0979(96)00642-8
Copyright of article: Copyright 1996, American Mathematical Society


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