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Wiley India Pvt Ltd Introduction To Population Ecology by Rockwood Larry L.
About the Book: Introduction to Population EcologyEach chapter provides an overview of how population theory has developed, exploring single-species population growth and self-limitation, metapopulations and a broad range of interspecific interactions including parasite-host, predator-prey and plant-herbivore Throughout, the mathematics is kept as simple as possible, using a careful step-by-step approach and including graphs and other visual aids to help understanding This text is an essential introduction to population ecology for undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in population ecology, including those with little mathematical experienceContentsPrefaceMathematical Symbols UsedPart I: Single Species Populations1 Density Independent Growth2 Density Dependent Growth and Intraspecific Competition3 Population Regulation4 Populations with Age Structures5 Metapopulation Ecology6 Life History StrategiesPart II: Interspecific Interactions7 Interspecific Competition8 Mutualism9 Host-Parasite Interactions10 Predator / Prey Interactions11 Plant-Herbivore InteractionsSummaryReferencesAppendix 1: ExercisesAppendix 2: Matrix Algebra: the BasicsIndexAbout the Author: Larry L RockwoodLarry L Rockwood is Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University, Virginia