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On polyphagism

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This paper presents a mathematical formulation of the principle of polyphagism. The effect of the principle is illustrated on the polyphagic model worked out after analysis of Ivlev's (1955) experimental data.

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Communicated by M. E. Vinogradov, Moscow

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Ten, V.S. On polyphagism. Marine Biology 5, 169–171 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346903

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