Population Dynamics
Alternative Models
- 1st Edition - January 28, 1979
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Bertram G. Jr. Murray
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 3 6 6 8 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 9 8 5 - 2
Population Dynamics: Alternative Models provides a theoretical framework of population dynamics. This book contains seven chapters that discuss the controversies surrounding… Read more
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Request a sales quotePopulation Dynamics: Alternative Models provides a theoretical framework of population dynamics. This book contains seven chapters that discuss the controversies surrounding discussions on the explicit view of the subject. Chapters 1 and 2 present a general introduction to the terminology, the mathematical background, and the philosophical approach that lie behind the theoretical development. Chapter 3 contains a series of models accounting for variations in population growth rates, sizes, and fluctuations, while Chapter 4 examines a model accounting for the evolution of life history patterns. A more detailed examination of the effects of predation on prey populations, especially with respect to determining a prey population's maximum sustainable yield, is explored in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 highlights the interspecific competition theory in terms of the population dynamics models presented in a previous chapter. Chapter 7 summarizes the developments in the population dynamics research studies. This work will be of great value to ecologists, biologists, and population dynamics researchers.
Preface 1 Introduction The Population Problem Definitions Questions 2 Population Mathematics Exponential and Logistic Equations Lotka's Equations The Projection Matrix The Effect of Age Distribution 3 Limitations to Population Growth Space as a Limiting Factor Food and Predation as Limiting Factors Time as a Limiting Factor The Role of "Density-Dependent" Factors Distribution and Abundance Evaluation of Older Theories 4 Population Dynamics and Natural Selection A Theory of Evolution of Life History Patterns Previous Theories Clutch Size and Population Dynamics r-Selection and K-Selection 5 Predation and Maximum Sustainable Yield Effects of Predation on Prey Populations Complicating Factors Laboratory Experiments Prudent Predation and Maximum Sustainable Yield Control of Pest Populations 6 Competition Competition without Shortages 7 The Dynamics of Populations Bibliography Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 28, 1979
- No. of pages (eBook): 222
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124336681
- eBook ISBN: 9780323159852