Applied demography for biologists with special emphasis on insects /

The aim of this text is to introduce biologists and entomologists to population studies and demonstrate how demographic principles and techniques can be applied in research. The volume also serves as a graduate text in basic demography for advanced biology and ecology students.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Carey, James R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
Subjects:
Demography.
Population biology.
Demography
Démographie.
Biologie des populations.
demography.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Population biology
Populatiedynamica.
Insecten.
Levenscyclus (sociale wetenschappen, biologie)
DEMOGRAPHY
INSECTS
POPULATIONS
MORTALITY
POPULATION ECOLOGY
SAMPLING
STATISTICS
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction; 2. Life Tables; 3. Reproduction; 4. Population I: Basic Concepts and Models; 5. Population II: Extensions of Stable Theory; 6. Demographic Applications; Appendix 1: A Preliminary Analysis of Mortality in 1.2 Million Medflies; Appendix 2: Life Table for 598,118 Male Medflies; Appendix 3: Life Table for 605,528 Female Medflies; Index

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