Evolution in Age-Structured Populations (Cambridge Studies in Mathematical Biology, Series Number 14)

The populations of many species of animals and plants are age-structured, i.e. the individuals present at any one time were born over a range of different times, and their fertility and survival depend on age. The properties of such populations are important for interpreting experiments and observations on the genetics of populations for animal and plant breeding, and for understanding the evolution of features of life-histories such as senescence and time of reproduction. In this new edition Brian Charlesworth provides a comprehensive review of the basic mathematical theory of the demography and genetics of age-structured populations. The mathematical level of the book is such that it will be accessible to anyone with a knowledge of basic calculus and linear algebra. 1. Models Of Age-structured Populations -- 2. The Genetics Of Populations Without Selection -- 3. Selection: Construction Of A Model And The Properties Of Equilibrium Populations -- 4. Selection: Dynamic Aspects -- 5. The Evolution Of Life-histories -- Appendix 1 Generating Functions And Their Properties -- Appendix 2 Asymptotic Values Of [delta]p[subscript I], And [delta][superscript 2]p[subscript I]. Brian Charlesworth. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [273]-291) And Indexes. In this new edition, Brian Charlesworth provides a comprehensive review of the basic mathematical theory of the demography and genetics of age-structured populations. The author aims to avoid complicated mathematics, but gives full derivations of major theoretical results for the edification of the reader. Avoiding complicated mathematics, this new edition provides a comprehensive review of the basic mathematical theory of the demography and genetics of age-structured populations, which is of importance for interpreting experiments and observations. In this new edition Brian Charlesworth provides a comprehensive review of the theories and methods used to study age-structured populations. Examines theories and methods used to study age-structured populations