Analytical Population Dynamics
Published on 31. January 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVI, 371 pages
978-0-412-75570-5 (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
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XVI, 371 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
593 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-75570-5 (9780412755705)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-2916-9
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
T. Royama
Analytical Population Dynamics
Book
11/1992
Chapman and Hall
€355.24
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Content
One Theoretical Bases of Population Dynamics.- 1 Basic properties and structure of population processes.- 2 Structures and patterns of population processes.- 3 Statistical analysis of population fluctuations.- 4 Population process models.- Two Analysis of Classic Cases.- 5 Analysis of the lynx 10-year cycle.- 6 Snowshoe hare demography.- 7 Density effects on the dynamics of a single-species population: Utida's experiments on the azuki bean weevil.- 8 Dynamics of a host-parasitoid interaction system: Utida's experimental study.- 9 Dynamics of the spruce budworm outbreak processes.- Epilogue.- References.- Author Index.