Niche width theory reappraised

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• A number of core ideas for this paper were developed in cooperation with Jaap Kamps, Gábor Péli, and László Pólos. Many technical improvements of earlier drafts also benefited from their comments. The author furthermore wishes to express his thanks to Kathleen Carley, Babette Greiner, Jelka Hopster, Michael Masuch, Breanndán Ó Nualláin, and two anonymous referees. This research was supported by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) through a PIONIER project awarded to Michael Masuch (grant # PGS 50–334). The author received SIR and STIR grants from NWO and a TEMPUS grant from the European Community.
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