The theoretical biologist's toolbox : quantitative methods for ecology and evolutionary biology
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Marc Mangel
- ناشر : Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press,
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2006
- شابک / ISBN : 9786610956166
Description
Four examples and a metaphor -- Topics from ordinary and partial differential equations -- Probability and some statistics -- The evolutionary ecology of parasitoids -- The population biology of disease -- An introduction to some of the problems of sustainable fisheries -- The basics of stochastic population dynamics -- Applications of stochastic population dynamics to ecology, evolution and biodemography.
In this textbook, Marc Mangel provides a no-nonsense introduction to the skills needed to understand the principles of theoretical and mathematical biology. Suitable for advanced undergraduate courses in theoretical and mathematical biology, this book forms an essential resource for anyone wanting to gain an understanding of theoretical ecology and evolution.
