An Introduction to Structured Population Dynamics: 71 (CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 71) - Softcover

Cushing, J. M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898714176 ISBN 13: 9780898714173

Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1987

Synopsis

Interest in the temporal fluctuations of biological populations can be traced to the dawn of civilization. How can mathematics be used to gain an understanding of population dynamics? This monograph introduces the theory of structured population dynamics and its applications, focusing on the asymptotic dynamics of deterministic models. This theory bridges the gap between the characteristics of individual organisms in a population and the dynamics of the total population as a whole. In this monograph, many applications that illustrate both the theory and a wide variety of biological issues are given, along with an interdisciplinary case study that illustrates the connection of models with the data and the experimental documentation of model predictions. The author also discusses the use of discrete and continuous models and presents a general modeling theory for structured population dynamics.

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About the Author

J. M. Cushing is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and the Interdisciplinary Program on Applied Mathematics at the University of Arizona.

Edition details

• Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898714176
• ISBN 13: 9780898714173
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200