Students often find it difficult to grasp fundamental ecological and evolutionary concepts because of their inherently mathematical nature. Likewise, the application of ecological and evolutionary theory often requires a high degree of mathematical competence. This book is a fir…
This book provides a broad introduction to the key methods and underlying concepts of mathematical models in ecology and evolution. The book is intended to serve the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate ecology and evolution students who need to access the mathematical and st…
Simulations, genetics and human prehistory
"The debate over the relative importance of natural selection as compared to other forces affecting the evolution of organisms is a long-standing and central controversy in evolutionary biology. Adaptationism and Optimality presents an up-to-date view of this controversy and ref…
The book contains a full range of articles, varying from general introductory texts to state-of-the-art research in biomathematics, with topics ranging from population genetics, population dynamics, speciation, adaptive dynamics, game theory, kin selection, and stochastic proces…
