Equilibrium and stability in populations whose interactions are age-specific

✍ Scribed by Manuel Rotenberg

• Book ID: 104155274
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1975
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 835 KB
• Volume: 54
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-5193
• DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5193(75)80126-3

✦ Synopsis

The continuous equations for a closed set of interacting populations are examined with regard to equilibrium and stability. The novel feature that is introduced is the age-specificity of the interactions between populations as well as the age-specificity of the effects of limited resources. First, single self-limiting populations are studied. Next, a set of interacting populations is examined for equilibrium points. Finally, the formal theory of stability in an age-specific description is detailed. Numerous simple examples are given.