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Mathematical Population Studies
An International Journal of Mathematical Demography
Volume 5, 1994 - Issue 1: Nonlinear Models in Demography
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Cycles in the two‐sex problem: An investigation of a nonlinear demographic model

Pages 45-73 | Received 23 Aug 1993, Published online: 21 Sep 2009

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  • A version of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America in Toronto, Canada, in May 1990. The author is indebted to Carl Boe, Ron Lee, Robert Pollak, and Ken Wachter for comments and advice beyond value.

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