Modelling For Field Biologists: and Other Interesting People by Hanna Kokko

Modelling For Field Biologists: and Other Interesting People

Features

Cover Type: Paperback with 242 pages

Published by: Cambridge University Press

Edition: 1st Edition July 16, 2007

Written in: English

ISBN 10 Number: 0521538564

ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521538565

Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches

Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Product Review
'I really enjoyed this book and I strongly recommend it to modellers and non-modellers alike. engaging and punctuated with interesting illustrations, anecdotes and other diversions. This book has challenged my own modelling philosophy and I have already learnt a lot from it.' Bulletin of the British Ecological Society

Product Description
Students 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 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.

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