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Begel, A., Klopfer, E. (2005). StarLogo: A Programmable Complex Systems Modeling Environment for Students and Teachers. In: Adamatzky, A., Komosinski, M. (eds) Artificial Life Models in Software. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-214-4_8

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