Modelling Biological Populations in Space and Time (Cambridge Studies in Mathematical Biology) [Paperback]

Eric Renshaw (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 24, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0521448557 | ISBN-13: 978-0521448550

This volume develops a unifying approach to population studies that emphasizes the interplay between modeling and experimentation and that will provide mathematicians and biologists with a framework within which population dynamics can be fully explored and understood. A unique feature of the book is that deterministic and stochastic models are considered together; spatial effects are investigated by developing models that highlight the consequences that geographical restriction and species mobility may have on population development. Model-based simulations of processes are used to explore hitherto unforeseen features and thereby suggest further profitable lines of both experimentation and theoretical study. Most aspects of population dynamics are covered, including birth-death and logistic processes, competition and predator-prey relationships, chaos, reaction time delays, fluctuating environments, spatial systems, velocities of spread, epidemics, and spatial branching structures.

Editorial Reviews

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"...an excellent introduction to the world of deterministic and stochastic models for population growth, both for students of applied mathematics and statistics at the undergraduate and postgraduate level and for advanced students of theoretical biology." Andris Abakuks, Mathematical Reviews

"An excellent reference for the class of mathematical models that it considers....The quality of the book is high....As an applied statistician with an interest--and some background--in the models discussed, I found the book easy to read, extremely useful, and its perspective sensible. It is well worth its price." Judy Zeh, Journal of the American Statistical Association

Book Description

Emphasizing the interplay between modeling and experimentation, this volume aims to develop a unifying approach to population studies that will provide mathematicians and biologists with a framework within which population dynamics can be fully explored and understood.

Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (September 24, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521448557
• ISBN-13: 978-0521448550
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,661,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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