Matrix Population Models
Construction, Analysis and Interpretation
Hal Caswell(Author)
Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S. (Publisher)
Published in August 1989
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-0-87893-094-4 (ISBN)
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Description
Matrix population models are a powerful tool for investigating the population dynamic consequences of the structure of the life cycle and the vital rates (rates of mortality, fertility, growth and development), especially when individuals are more appropriately classified by size or developmental stage than by age. This book presents a comprehensive treatment of these models. It emphasizes their construction, either from actual data or as an expression of hypotheses about the life cycle, their mathematical analysis, and the biological interpretation of the results. The text is aimed at practising population biologists. Motivation of methods and examples of thier application have been given a higher priority than mathematical elegance.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sunderland
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
50 illustrations, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
631 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87893-094-4 (9780878930944)
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Content
The age-classified matrix model; stage-classified life cycles; stage-classified matrix models; analysis of the life-cycle graph; sensitivity analysis and evolutionary demography; statistical inference; time-varying and stochastic models; density-dependent models; two-sex models.