# Fluctuations in the Abundance of a Species considered Mathematically

*Source* · `src-volterra-1926-fluctuations` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Peer-reviewed paper |
| authors | Vito Volterra |
| venue | Nature 118:558-560 |
| date | 1926-10-16 |
| url | https://www.nature.com/articles/118558a0 |
| doi | 10.1038/118558a0 |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

Volterra's predator-prey equations, independently of Lotka; prey grow and are consumed in proportion to encounters with predators, predators grow from consumption and die at a constant rate, producing persistent oscillations.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Food web](../mechanic/food-web.md)

## Citation

Vito Volterra (1926-10-16). *Fluctuations in the Abundance of a Species considered Mathematically*. Nature 118:558-560 https://www.nature.com/articles/118558a0

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