Lotka and Volterra's 1925 cycles match small-amplitude theory to 1 part in 10,000, and roughly fit lynx-hare pelts

Part 81 of Forgotten Theories, a series re-testing old scientific claims with modern tools. Find the rest under the #forgotten-theories tag. Alfred Lotka wrote down a pair of coupled differential equations in 1925, in a book called Elements of Physi...