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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQH541.15.M3 _bK65 2007
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100	1		_aKokko, Hanna, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aModelling for field biologists and other interesting people / _cHanna Kokko.
246	3		_aModelling for Field Biologists & Other Interesting People
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2007.
300			_a1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aModelling philosophy -- Population genetics -- Quantitative genetics -- Optimization methods -- Dynamic optimization -- Game theory -- Self-consistent games and evolutionary invasion analysis -- Individual-based simulations -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix: a quick guide to Matlab.
520			_aStudents of evolutionary and behavioural ecology are often unfamiliar with mathematical techniques, though much of biology relies on mathematics. Evolutionary ideas are often complex, meaning that the logic of hypotheses proposed should not only be tested empirically but also mathematically. There are numerous different modelling tools used by ecologists, ranging from population genetic 'bookkeeping', to game theory and individual-based computer simulations. Due to the many different modelling options available, it is often difficult to know where to start. Hanna Kokko has designed this 2007 book to help with these decisions. Each method described is illustrated with one or two biologically interesting examples that have been chosen to help overcome fears of many biologists when faced with mathematical work, whilst also providing the programming code (Matlab) for each problem. Aimed primarily at students of evolutionary and behavioural ecology, this book will be of interest to any biologist interested in mathematical modelling.
650		0	_aEcology _xMathematical models.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521831321
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511811388
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