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Applied Demography for Biologists

Introduces biologists to population studies; a useful reference for ecologists, population biologists & entomologists.

Contents

1. Introduction; 1.1 Formalization; 1.2 Elementary Characteristics of Populations; 2. Life Tables; 2.1 General Concepts; 2.2 The Single Decrement Life Tables; 2.3 The Abridged Life Table; 2.4 The Multiple Decrement Life Table; 2.5 Selected Properties of Model Life Tables; 3. Reproduction; 3.1 General Background; 3.2 Per Capita Reproductive Rates; 3.3 Reproductive Heterogeneity; 3.4 Generalizations; 4. Population I. Basic Concepts and Models; 4.1 Background; 4.2 The Stable Population Model; 4.3 Population Projection; 4.4 Fundamental Properties of Populations; 5. Population II. Extensions of Stable Theory; 5.1 Two-Sex Models; 5.2 Stochastic Demography; 5.3 Multiregional Demography; 5.4 Demographic Theory of Social Insects: The Honeybee; 5.5 The Unity of Demographic Population Models; 6. Demographic Applications; 6.1 Estimation; 6.2 Curve Fitting; 6.3 Mass Rearing: Basic Harvesting Concepts; 6.4 Parasitoid Mass Rearing; 6.5 Pros and Cons of Demographic Modeling

Specifications

Pm Supplier	OUP /Oxford University Press Distribution
Pm Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pm Isbn 10	0195066871
Pm Isbn 13	9780195066876
Pm Publication Date	1993-06-03
Pm Width	156
Pm Author	Carey, JR
Pm Height	13
Pm Longness	234

Author: Carey, JR
Page Count: 206