Deterministic Mathematical Models in Population Ecology

Deterministic Mathematical Models in Population Ecology fills a significant gap in the literature on population demography by exploring the mathematical side of this subject in great detail rather than taking the biologically oriented viewpoint. The focus of this new monograph is primarily on the dynamics aspects of mathematical ecology as they are derived from autonomous ordinary differential equations. Deterministic Mathematical Models in Population Ecology contains three main sections. The first section is concerned with single species growth; the second section covers predator prey models; and the third section covers models of competition and coopera- tion. Each chapter contains an analysis of the historical background of the models presented, exercises of varying degrees of difficulty It and an annotated account of the literature on the mathematical analysis of population biology. The mathematical tech- niques and theorems utilized in the text are surveyed in the appendix for those not familiar with them; however, some knowledge of ordinary differential equations is re- quired. An extensive bibliography is also provided