Completed Note on Modeling Behavior and Population Dynamics
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Description:
This course provides applications in biological modeling. TThe text highlights the biological and mathematical techniques used in the research, including three main components: 1) large data sets on natural populations in the field; 2) mathematical models rigorously tied to data, which describe, explain, and predict behavioral dynamics in relation to environmental variables; and 3) simplified, proof-of-concept models to probe dynamic mechanisms, suggest testable hypotheses, and allow study of the consequences of environmental change and evolving traits. It is a suitable text for field ecologists interested in the modeling procedures and conclusions addressed therein, as well as mathematicians interested in applications to population, ecological, and evolutionary dynamics.


Textbook:
Modeling Behavior and Population Dynamics: Seabirds, Seals, and Marine IguanasAuthor(s): Jim M. Cushing, Shandelle M. Henson, James L. Hayward