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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453655503321

Autore

Clark Colin Whitcomb <1931->

Titolo

Dynamic state variable models in ecology [[electronic resource] ] : methods and applications / / Colin W. Clark and Marc Mangel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN

1-280-76106-7

9786610761067

0-19-802862-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Collana

Oxford series in ecology and evolution

Altri autori (Persone)

MangelMarc

Disciplina

577.011

577/.01/5118

Soggetti

Animal behavior - Mathematical models

Animal ecology - Mathematical models

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 The Basics; 2 Some Details of Technique; 3 Using the Model; 4 Oviposition Behavior of Insect Parasitoids; 5 Winter Survival Strategies; 6 Avian Migration; 7 Human Behavioral Ecology; 8 Conservation Biology; 9 Agroecology; 10 Population-Level Models; 11 Stochasticity, Uncertainty, and Information as a State Variable; 12 Measures of Fitness; Appendix: Programs available at the OUP Web site; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

1. The Basics. 2. Some Details of Technique. 3. Using the Model. 4. Oviposition Behavior of Insect Parasitoids. 5. Winter Survival Strategies. 6. Avian Migration. 7. Human Behavioral Ecology. 8. Conservation Biology. 9. Agroecology. 10. Population-Level Models. 11. Stochasticity, Uncertainty, and Information as a State Variable. 12. Measures of Fitness. Appendix: Programs Available at the OUP Web Site. References. Index