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the finding that simple density-dependent difference equations can produce stable points, cycles or aperiodic chaotic fluctuations depending on growth rate.

In ecology, chaos in population dynamics refers to the finding that simple density-dependent difference equations can produce stable points, cycles or aperiodic chaotic fluctuations depending on growth rate. This meaning comes from May (1974) in Science.[1]

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May, R. M. (1974). Biological Populations with Nonoverlapping Generations: Stable Points, Stable Cycles, and Chaos. Science, 186(4164), 645-647. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.186.4164.645

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