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Population biology has been investigated quantitatively for many decades, resulting in a rich body of scientific literature. Ecologists often avoid this literature, put off by its apparently formidable mathematics. This textbook provides an introduction to the biology and ecology of populations by emphasizing the roles of simple mathematical models in explaining the growth and behavior of populations. The author only assumes acquaintance with elementary calculus, and provides tutorial explanations where needed to develop mathematical concepts. Examples, problems, extensive marginal notes and numerous graphs enhance the book's value to students in classes ranging from population biology and population ecology to mathematical biology and mathematical ecology. The book will also be useful as a supplement to introductory courses in ecology.
- Sales Rank: #6541896 in Books
- Published on: 1996-12-13
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.50" h x 7.25" w x 1.00" l, 1.30 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 220 pages
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“This is the text of choice for mathematical population biology. It is both authoritative and pedagogical. It is the text I have been waiting for.” Simon Levin
“...the biology and mathematics of ecology are completely integrated. The book is well written and should be part of every student's early training in ecology.” R.F. Constantino
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'Population Biology' has been investigated quantitatively for many decades, resulting in a rich body of scientific literature. Ecologists often avoid the literature, put off by its apparently formidable mathematics. This textbook provides an introduction to the biology and ecology of populations by emphasizing the roles of simple mathematical models in explaining the growth and behavior of populations.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Good Book That Should Be Enlarged
By Kindle Customer
... This one is for sure a very good book on poppulation biology. However, we see at once that the part devoted to population genetics is very short indeed, if it is compared to the other part that treats about population ecology. In this way, it is my firm idea that the part on population genetics should be well enlarged. Only in this way, could we talk on a book about population biology. The way it is in fact written we could say that it is a book on population ecology, rather than on population biology. I recommend that on a future edition, Professor Hastings should dedicate about the same number of pages to both parts. The way this author writes, it will ensure a very large public acceptance.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Great book for beginners
By Matthew H. Holden
Id say this is a great text for the biologist learning mathematical population biology for the first time. It is also a great text for an early math major (freshman, sophomore, or junior undergrad) to get started with mathematical ecology. The book is very readable, and only some familiarity with calculus is required (basically if you know what a derivative is, you are set to go). In addition I really appreciated the lean supplementary reading list at the end of each chapter. It highlights famous papers and books related to the lesson. Each of these papers are classics and all worth the read. Some books sight way to many papers at the end and you end up not knowing which ones are worth your while.
That being said, its probably not challenging enough for a graduate or advanced undergraduate student with a strong mathematical background. For this audience I would recommend Mark Kot's "Elements of Mathematical Ecology". For those who have done some modeling in Ecology, May's book may be more advanced from an ecological standpoint (rather than a mathematical one).
Basically this book hooked me into mathematical ecology. I stumbled upon it at the UC Davis library while looking for some applied math books. After reading the first few chapters, it inspired me not only to take Alan Hastings's class, but also apply to a math bio undergraduate research program. Now I am in a graduate program in Applied math, and while the book may appear too simple for me to continually use it, I keep on coming back to it, mainly for its excellent reading list, but also for when ever I get lost in a more advanced text or paper.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
a gentle but thorough introduction to a fascinating field
By A Customer
The field of mathematical biology has a long and storied history of examining relationships between species and scales since before Fisher's 1930 monograph "The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection." Although the excellent text by Edelstein-Keshet is still widely used, on the recommendation of a colleague I recently picked up a copy of the new (1997) text authored by Alan Hastings, out of UC Davis. A 220 page book published by Springer, its title is Population Biology: Concepts and Models. Available in paperback, the volume is divided into Single Species (with sections on density-independent and density-dependent population growth, population genetics, evolution of life histories) and Interacting Species (with sections on interactions, competition, predator-prey, host-parasitoid relationships and diseases). While detailing these concepts, the author includes bite-size reviews of matrix algebra, differential equations, stability computations, phase plane analysis and other topical quantitative techniques. I found the book eminently readable, which says a lot coming from someone who staggered through 18 semester hours of calculus and "Diff EQ" over 20 years ago. This book will be of great help to "ecologists ... [who] often avoid [population biology] literature, put off by its apparently formidable mathematics" (to quote from the back cover).
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