Analytical Population Dynamics
Published on 30. November 1992
Book
Hardback
XVI, 371 pages
978-0-412-24320-2 (ISBN)
Description
A knowledge of animal population dynamics is essential for the proper management of natural resources and the environment. This book, now available in paperback, develops basic concepts and a rigorous methodology for the analysis of animal population dynamics to identify the underlying mechanisms.
Reviews / Votes
Reviews from the hardback: ...an exciting journey through Dr Royama's wide experience ... - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology; ...of interest to a wide range of applied and theoretical biologists. - Ethology, Ecology and Evolution; ... Part I is interesting and highly readable. I have no reservations about Part II of Royama's book. In it, he presents a marvelous review of four classic studies of population dynamics: the Canadian lynx, the snowshoe hare, Utida's experiments on the azuki bean weevil (including, in a separate chapter, the interaction with the braconid wasp), and the spruce budworm. Royama reveals himself to be practical and generaly non-dogmatic in his approach to modelling. As in Part I, his writing is lively. Overall, I recommend this book - particularly Part II - to anyone interested in modelling the dynamics of biological populations with the following proviso - EcologyMore details
Series
Edition
1992
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Research
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
biography
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-24320-2 (9780412243202)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-2916-9
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Additional editions
T. Royama
Analytical Population Dynamics
Book
01/1996
Chapman and Hall
€213.99
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Content
Part I: Theoretical bases of population dynamics. Basic properties and structure of population processes. Structures and patterns of population processes. Statistical analysis of population fluctuations. Population process models. Part II: Analysis of classic cases. Analysis of lynx 10-year cycle. Snowshoe hare demography. Density effects on the dynamics of a single-species population: Utida's classic experiments on the azuki bean weevil. Dynamics of a host-parasitoid interaction system: Utida's experimental study. Dynamics of the spruce budworm outbreak processes. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index.