| Description |
xii, 643 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Population and community biology ; 18 |
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Population and community biology series ; 18 |
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Population and community biology ; 18
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Population and community biology series ; 18
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part 1: Theory and methods. Structured-population models: many methods, a few basic concepts; H. Caswell, S. Tuljapurkar, R. Nisbet, A. de Roos. Matrix methods for population analysis; H. Caswell. Stochastic matrix population models; S. Tuljapurkar. Delay-differential equations for structured populations; R. Nisbet. A gentle introduction to physiologically structured population models; A. de Roos. Nonlinear matrix equations and population dynamics; J.M. Cushing. Part II: Applications. The relative importance of life-history stages to population growth: prospective and retrospective analyses; C. Horvitz, D.W. Schemske, H. Caswell. Life history evolution and extinction; S.H. Orzack. Population dynamics of Tribolium; R. Desharnais. Evolutionary dynamics of structured populations; J. Kumm, S. Mylius, D. Promislow. The effects of overlapping generations and population structure on gene-frequency clines; O.E. Gaggiotti, C.E. Lee, G. Wardle. Dynamics of population with density-dependent recruitment and age structure; L. Botsford. Models for marine ecosystems; E. Hofmann. Frequency response of a simple food-chain model with time-delayed recruitment: implications for abiotic-biotic coupling; B.C. Monger, J.M. Fischer, B.A. Grantham, V. Medland, B. Cai, K. Higgins. Stochastic demography for conservation biology ; C.S. Nations, M. Boyce. Sensitivity analysis of structured-population models for management and conservation; P. Dixon, N. Friday, P. Ang, S. Heppel, M. Kshatriya. Nonlinear ergodic theorems and symmetric vs. asymmetric competition; K.M. Crowe. The evolution of age-structured marriage functions: it takes two to tango; C. Castillo-Chavez, S. Hsu Schmitz. Inverse problems and structured-population dynamics; S. N. Wood Nonlinear models of structured populations: dynamic consequences of stage structure and discrete sampling; J. Val, F. Villa, K. Lika, C. Boe. Multispecies lottery competition: a diffusion analysis; J.S. Hatfield, P.L. Chesson. About the authors. Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Population biology -- Mathematical models.
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| Author |
Caswell, Hal.
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Tuljapurkar, Shripad, 1951-
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| LC no. |
96029407 |
| ISBN |
0412072610 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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0412072718 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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