Tutorials in mathematical biosciences. Avner Friedman (ed.) ; with contributions by C. Cosner [and others]. IV, Evolution and ecology /
"The book offers an easy introduction to fast growing research areas in evolution of species, population genetics, ecological models, and population dynamics. The first two chapters review the concept and methodologies of phylogenetic trees; computational schemes and illustrations are given, in...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
[2008]
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| Series: | Lecture notes in mathematics (Springer-Verlag) ;
1922. Lecture notes in mathematics (Springer-Verlag). Mathematical biosciences subseries. |
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | "The book offers an easy introduction to fast growing research areas in evolution of species, population genetics, ecological models, and population dynamics. The first two chapters review the concept and methodologies of phylogenetic trees; computational schemes and illustrations are given, including applications such as tracing the origin of SARS and influenza. The third chapter introduces the reader to ecological models, including predator-prey models. This chapter includes an introduction to reaction-diffusion equations, which are used to analyze the ecological models. The next chapter reviews a broad range of ongoing research in population dynamics, including evolution of dispersal models; it also features interesting mathematical theorems and lists open problems. The final chapter deals with gene frequencies under the action of migration and selection. The book is addressed to readers at the level of graduate students and researchers. A background in PDEs is provided."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 205 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1281850179 3540743316 9781281850171 9783540743316 |
| ISSN: | 0075-8434 ; |