508 Pages

Mathematical Models in Population Biology and Epidemiology Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Author(s): Fred Brauer, Carlos Castillo-Chavez Format: Hardback Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., United States Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. ISBN-13: 9781461416852, 978-1461416852 Synopsis The goal of this book is to search for a balance between simple and analyzable models and unsolvable models which are capable of addressing important questions on population biology. Part I focusses on single species simple models including those which have been used to predict the growth of human and animal population in the past. Single population models are, in some sense, the building blocks of more realistic models — the subject of Part II. Their role is fundamental to the study of ecological and demographic processes including the role of population structure and spatial heterogeneity — the subject of Part III. This book, which will include both examples and exercises, is of use to practitioners, graduate students, and scientists working in the field.