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Chaos in ecology [[electronic resource] ] : experimental nonlinear dynamics / / J.M. Cushing ... [et al.] |
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Amsterdam, : Boston, : Academic Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-02713-8 |
9786611027131 |
0-08-052887-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Collana |
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Academic Press theoretical ecology series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CushingJ. M <1942-> (Jim Michael) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ecology - Mathematical models |
Population biology - Mathematical models |
Chaotic behavior in systems |
Nonlinear theories |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Chaos in Ecology: Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 What Is Chaos?; 1.2 Bifurcations and Chaos; 1.3 The Hunt for Chaos; 1.4 Mathematical Models and Data; Chapter 2. Models; 2.1 The Deterministic LPA Model; 2.2 The Flour Beetle; 2.3 Dynamics of the LPA Model; 2.4 A Stochastic LPA Model; 2.5 Parameter Estimation; 2.6 Model Validation; 2.7 Predicted Dynamics; 2.8 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 3. Bifurcations; 3.1 A Bifurcation Experiment; 3.2 The Experimental Results; 3.3 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 4. Chaos |
4.1 A Route-to-Chaos4.2 Demographic Variability; 4.3 Analysis of the Experiment; 4.4 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 5. Patterns in Chaos; 5.1 Sensitivity to Initial Conditions; 5.2 Temporal Patterns; 5.3 Lattice Effects; 5.4 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 6. What We Learned; Bibliography; Appendix; A The Desharnais Experiment; B The Bifurcation Experiment; C The Chaos Experiment; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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It is impossible to predict the exact behavior of all biological systems and how these same systems are exemplified by patterns of complexity |
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