Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Predator-prey systems without age structure; 3. Breeding seasons and age structure; 4. Predator-prey systems with age structure; 5. Competition; 6. Migration; 7. Stability and complexity; 8. the statistical mechanics of populations; 9. Complexity at a single trophic level; 10. Complexity with several trophic levels; 11. Coevolution; 12. Territorial behaviour; References; Index.

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This book deals with ecological models of two kinds, which both aim to understand the general properties of ecosystems: mathematical models and laboratory models.