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About this book
The aim of this book is to (i) introduce key concepts in ecology and evolution, (ii) explain classic and recent important mathematical models for investigating ecological andevolutionary dynamics, and (iii) provide real examples in ecology/biology/environmental sciences that have used these models to address relevant issues. Readers are exposed to the key concepts, frameworks, and terminology in the studies of ecology and evolution, which will enable them to ask the correct and relevant research questions, and frame the questions using appropriate mathematical models.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
P. Landi is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stellenbosch University and Visiting Scientist at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA, Austria). He received his PhD with distinction in Information and Communication Technology from Politecnico di Milano in 2014 and involved in the Southern African Young Scientists Summer Programme as a co-supervisor. His main research interests include modelling evolutionary dynamics in socio-ecological systems. PL has published 10 papers and co-authored the book Modelling Love Dynamics (World Scientific).
H.O. Minoarivelo is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stellenbosch University. She received her MSc in Computer Science and PhD in Mathematical Ecology from the same university. Her work focuses on the eco-evolutionary dynamics of mutualistic networks. She has published 6 papers and co-authored a book chapter (Springer).
A. Ramanantoanina is a Postdoctoral Fellow currently at the University of Western Cape. She received her PhD in Mathematics from Stellenbosch University. Her research focuses on modelling spatial and trait dynamics of ecological systems using partial differential equations. She has published 5 papers and co-authored one book chapter (Springer).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ecological and Evolutionary Modelling
Authors: Cang Hui, Pietro Landi, Henintsoa Onivola Minoarivelo, Andriamihaja Ramanantoanina
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Ecology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92150-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-92149-5Published: 27 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-92150-1Published: 18 June 2018
Series ISSN: 2192-4759
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4767
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 86
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Theoretical Ecology/Statistics, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics and Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Community & Population Ecology, Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences