Analytical Population Dynamics [Paperback]

A knowledge of animal population dynamics is essential for the proper management of natural resources and the environment. This book, now available in paperback, develops basic concepts and a rigorous methodology for the analysis of animal population dynamics to identify the underlying mechanisms.A knowledge of animal population dynamics is essential for the proper management of natural resources and the environment. This book, now available in paperback, develops basic concepts and a rigorous methodology for the analysis of animal population dynamics to identify the underlying mechanisms.Part I: Theoretical bases of population dynamics. Basic properties and structure of population processes. Structures and patterns of population processes. Statistical analysis of population fluctuations. Population process models. Part II: Analysis of classic cases. Analysis of lynx 10-year cycle. Snowshoe hare demography. Density effects on the dynamics of a single-species population: Utida's classic experiments on the azuki bean weevil. Dynamics of a host-parasitoid interaction system: Utida's experimental study. Dynamics of the spruce budworm outbreak processes. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index.Reviews from the hardback: ...an exciting journey through Dr Royama's wide experience ... - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology; ...of interest to a wide range of applied and theoretical biologists. - Ethology, Ecology and Evolution; ... Part I is interesting and highly readable. I have no reservations about Part II of Royama's book. In it, he presents a marvelous review of four classic studies of population dynamics: the Canadian lynx, the snowshoe hare, Utida's experiments on the azuki bean weevil (including, in a separate chapter, the interaction with the braconid wasp), and the spruce budworm. Royama reveals himself to be practical and generaly non-dogmatic in his approach to modelling. As in Part I, his writing is lively. Overall, I recommend this book - partl#Ý