An Illustrated Guide to Theoretical Ecology

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Table of Contents 1c Preface PART I: Population Ecology 1. Exponential and Geometric Population Growth 2. Spatial, Temporal, and Individual Variation in Birth and Death Rates 3. Population Growth with Age or Stage Structure 4. Demographic Relationships 5. Density-Dependent Population Growth 6. Population Regulation, Limiting Factors, and Temporal Variability 7. Life History Trade-Offs 8. Reproductive Value and the Evolutionary Theory of Aging 9. Density-Dependent Selection on Life History Traits PART II: Species Interactions and Community Ecology 10. Exploited Resources 11. The Mechanics of Predation 12. Predator-Prey Systems: Predator Dynamics and Effects on Prey 13. Stability of Predator-Prey Systems: Analytical Methods (Advanced) 14. Competitors 15. Multi-species Communities 16. Space, Islands, and Metapopulations PART III: Appendices Appendix 1: PREPARATION, PART 1: Visualizing Equations PREPARATION, PART 2: Terms and Methods of Model Building in Population Biology Appendix 2: Some Matrix Operations Appendix 3: Solving for Equilibrium Points in Dynamical Systems, the Inverse of a Square Matrix, and Some Useful Facts from Linear Algebra Appendix 4: Some Useful Mathematical Identities and Approximations Appendix 5: Calculus Appendix 6: Functions of Random Variables Literature Cited Index