
Population Dynamics
Alternative Models
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Population Dynamics: Alternative Models provides a theoretical framework of population dynamics. This book contains seven chapters that discuss the controversies surrounding discussions on the explicit view of the subject. Chapters 1 and 2 present a general introduction to the terminology, the mathematical background, and the philosophical approach that lie behind the theoretical development. Chapter 3 contains a series of models accounting for variations in population growth rates, sizes, and fluctuations, while Chapter 4 examines a model accounting for the evolution of life history patterns. A more detailed examination of the effects of predation on prey populations, especially with respect to determining a prey population's maximum sustainable yield, is explored in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 highlights the interspecific competition theory in terms of the population dynamics models presented in a previous chapter. Chapter 7 summarizes the developments in the population dynamics research studies. This work will be of great value to ecologists, biologists, and population dynamics researchers.
Table of Contents
Preface
1 Introduction
The Population Problem
Definitions
Questions
2 Population Mathematics
Exponential and Logistic Equations
Lotka's Equations
The Projection Matrix
The Effect of Age Distribution
3 Limitations to Population Growth
Space as a Limiting Factor
Food and Predation as Limiting Factors
Time as a Limiting Factor
The Role of "Density-Dependent" Factors
Distribution and Abundance
Evaluation of Older Theories
4 Population Dynamics and Natural Selection
A Theory of Evolution of Life History Patterns
Previous Theories
Clutch Size and Population Dynamics
r-Selection and K-Selection
5 Predation and Maximum Sustainable Yield
Effects of Predation on Prey Populations
Complicating Factors
Laboratory Experiments
Prudent Predation and Maximum Sustainable Yield
Control of Pest Populations
6 Competition
Competition without Shortages
7 The Dynamics of Populations
Bibliography
Subject Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 222
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 1979
- Published: January 28, 1979
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780323159852