A Population Reader
Author | : Jon Lovett Doust |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Population biology |
ISBN | : 9780697254313 |
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Author | : Jon Lovett Doust |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Population biology |
ISBN | : 9780697254313 |
Author | : Alan Hastings |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2013-03-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1475727313 |
Population biology has been investigated quantitatively for many decades, resulting in a rich body of scientific literature. Ecologists often avoid this literature, put off by its apparently formidable mathematics. This textbook provides an introduction to the biology and ecology of populations by emphasizing the roles of simple mathematical models in explaining the growth and behavior of populations. The author only assumes acquaintance with elementary calculus, and provides tutorial explanations where needed to develop mathematical concepts. Examples, problems, extensive marginal notes and numerous graphs enhance the book's value to students in classes ranging from population biology and population ecology to mathematical biology and mathematical ecology. The book will also be useful as a supplement to introductory courses in ecology.
Author | : Jon Lovett Doust |
Publisher | : WCB/McGraw-Hill |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
Genre | : Population biology |
ISBN | : 9780697129598 |
Author | : Dick Neal |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780521532235 |
Provides a quantitative and Darwinian perspective on population biology, with problem sets, simulations and worked examples to aid the student.
Author | : Edward O. Wilson |
Publisher | : Sinauer |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
How to learn population biology. Population genetics. Ecology. Biogeography: species equilibrium theory.
Author | : Dick Neal |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 461 |
Release | : 2018-11-29 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1316999637 |
How do plant and animal populations change genetically to evolve and adapt to their local environments? How do populations grow and interact with one another through competition and predation? How does behaviour influence ecology and evolution? This second edition of Dick Neal's unique textbook on population biology addresses these questions and offers a comprehensive analysis of evolutionary theory in the areas of ecology, population genetics, and behaviour. Taking a quantitative and Darwinian perspective, Neal uses mathematical models to develop the basic theory of population processes. Key features in this edition include new chapters on inbreeding and species interactions and community structure, a modified structure in Part II, more recent empirical examples to illustrate the application of theoretical models to the world around us, and end-of-chapter problems to help students with self-assessment. A series of spreadsheet simulations have also been conveniently located online, for students to further improve their understanding of such models.
Author | : G. P. Cheplick |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 1998-03-28 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0521572053 |
Dynamics.
Author | : Peter Turchin |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 471 |
Release | : 2013-02-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1400847281 |
Why do organisms become extremely abundant one year and then seem to disappear a few years later? Why do population outbreaks in particular species happen more or less regularly in certain locations, but only irregularly (or never at all) in other locations? Complex population dynamics have fascinated biologists for decades. By bringing together mathematical models, statistical analyses, and field experiments, this book offers a comprehensive new synthesis of the theory of population oscillations. Peter Turchin first reviews the conceptual tools that ecologists use to investigate population oscillations, introducing population modeling and the statistical analysis of time series data. He then provides an in-depth discussion of several case studies--including the larch budmoth, southern pine beetle, red grouse, voles and lemmings, snowshoe hare, and ungulates--to develop a new analysis of the mechanisms that drive population oscillations in nature. Through such work, the author argues, ecologists can develop general laws of population dynamics that will help turn ecology into a truly quantitative and predictive science. Complex Population Dynamics integrates theoretical and empirical studies into a major new synthesis of current knowledge about population dynamics. It is also a pioneering work that sets the course for ecology's future as a predictive science.
Author | : Horst R. Thieme |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 2018-06-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0691187657 |
The formulation, analysis, and re-evaluation of mathematical models in population biology has become a valuable source of insight to mathematicians and biologists alike. This book presents an overview and selected sample of these results and ideas, organized by biological theme rather than mathematical concept, with an emphasis on helping the reader develop appropriate modeling skills through use of well-chosen and varied examples. Part I starts with unstructured single species population models, particularly in the framework of continuous time models, then adding the most rudimentary stage structure with variable stage duration. The theme of stage structure in an age-dependent context is developed in Part II, covering demographic concepts, such as life expectation and variance of life length, and their dynamic consequences. In Part III, the author considers the dynamic interplay of host and parasite populations, i.e., the epidemics and endemics of infectious diseases. The theme of stage structure continues here in the analysis of different stages of infection and of age-structure that is instrumental in optimizing vaccination strategies. Each section concludes with exercises, some with solutions, and suggestions for further study. The level of mathematics is relatively modest; a "toolbox" provides a summary of required results in differential equations, integration, and integral equations. In addition, a selection of Maple worksheets is provided. The book provides an authoritative tour through a dazzling ensemble of topics and is both an ideal introduction to the subject and reference for researchers.
Author | : Michael Begon |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2009-07-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1444313754 |
Worldwide, Population Ecology is the leading textbook on this titled subject. Written primarily for students, it describes the present state of population ecology in terms that can be readily understood by undergraduates with little or no background in the subject. Carefully chosen experimental examples illustrate each topic, and studies of plants and animals are combined to show how fundamental principles can be derived that apply to both species. Use of complex mathematics ia avoided throughout the book, and what math is necessary is dealt with by examination of real experimental data rather than dull theory. The latest edition of this leading textbook. Adopted as an Open University set text.