Location, 6, 25, 59, 230–233, 237, 239, 250,
350, 379
Logistic curve, 48
Logistic equation, 198, 203
Logistic function, 29
Logistic growth, 198, 382, 383
Lotka-Volterra model, 249
Luck, 5
Luminescence, 412
Luminosity, 415–418, 420, 421, 423
Lyme disease, 197
M
Mammal, 138, 241, 349
Map, 6, 27
Mating, 99–103, 105, 106, 109, 127, 242
Matriline, 119–128
Maturation, 127, 128, 211–213, 215–220, 223,
224, 274, 328, 350
Mean, 34, 36, 37, 42–45, 112, 133, 211–213,
215, 216, 218, 219, 359, 415, 417, 419
Medicine, 6, 44
Medulla, 143, 146
Membrane, 92–94
Metabolic rate, 148
Metabolism, 67, 315
Meteor impact, 42
Michaelis-Menten formula, 76
Microbe, 249–256
Microscope, 4
Migrant, 59
Migration, 6, 7, 41, 59, 274, 276, 305, 357, 363,
364, 368–370
Modeling skill, 22, 26, 29
Monkey, 169, 229–239
Monod equation, 76
Mortality, 75, 77, 175, 201, 215, 273, 312, 317,
318, 322, 360
Mosaic, 27, 294
Mutation, 7, 99–103, 105, 119, 175
N
Natural selection, 7, 99, 105, 112, 119
negative, 412
Neuron, 91–95
Newtonian cooling, 147
Noise, 137–139
Nonlinear relationship, 11
Normal distribution, 36, 42–43, 45, 218, 359
Nose, 133, 135, 137, 139, 229
numeric, 133
Numerical analysis, 154, 287
Numerical integration method, 89, 92, 172
Nutrient, 72, 75–79, 311, 327, 411
Nutrient concentration, 75–77
Nymph, 223, 224, 226, 227, 273, 274,
277–280
O
Observation, 17, 24, 25, 49, 87, 241, 350
Odor, 133–135, 137, 229, 231–239
Omission, 27
Optimal control problem, 154
Optimism, 9
Optimization, 151, 153
Oscillation, 47–57, 61, 187, 197, 199, 200, 203,
204, 208
Oscillatory system, 83
Outbreak, 21, 167, 170–173, 177, 197, 224,
288, 377, 381, 385
P
Parasitic infection, 267
Parasitoid, 267–272
Parent, 99, 105, 106, 109
Patch, 9, 52, 65, 283–302, 357, 368,
370, 382
Pathogen, 253
Perturbation, 379, 415, 416, 419, 420
Pest, 52, 197, 288, 377, 381, 382
Phenomenon, 6, 9, 33, 34, 38, 94, 138, 197,
198, 428
Photoinhibition, 158, 159, 164, 165
Photosynthesis, 158, 159, 162, 164
Physical environment, 31, 183, 191
Planktivore, 327, 328
Plurality, 24
Pond, 11–15, 20, 21, 305, 311, 349, 350,
352–355
Population explosion, 381
positive, 385
Predator, 216, 229, 295, 305–312, 327–329,
331, 333–335, 344–346, 358,
367–374, 382
Prediction, 6, 7, 23, 25, 50, 151, 263
Price, 10, 23
Production function, 9
Programmer, 26
Q
Quail, 357–365
432
Index
350, 379
Logistic curve, 48
Logistic equation, 198, 203
Logistic function, 29
Logistic growth, 198, 382, 383
Lotka-Volterra model, 249
Luck, 5
Luminescence, 412
Luminosity, 415–418, 420, 421, 423
Lyme disease, 197
M
Mammal, 138, 241, 349
Map, 6, 27
Mating, 99–103, 105, 106, 109, 127, 242
Matriline, 119–128
Maturation, 127, 128, 211–213, 215–220, 223,
224, 274, 328, 350
Mean, 34, 36, 37, 42–45, 112, 133, 211–213,
215, 216, 218, 219, 359, 415, 417, 419
Medicine, 6, 44
Medulla, 143, 146
Membrane, 92–94
Metabolic rate, 148
Metabolism, 67, 315
Meteor impact, 42
Michaelis-Menten formula, 76
Microbe, 249–256
Microscope, 4
Migrant, 59
Migration, 6, 7, 41, 59, 274, 276, 305, 357, 363,
364, 368–370
Modeling skill, 22, 26, 29
Monkey, 169, 229–239
Monod equation, 76
Mortality, 75, 77, 175, 201, 215, 273, 312, 317,
318, 322, 360
Mosaic, 27, 294
Mutation, 7, 99–103, 105, 119, 175
N
Natural selection, 7, 99, 105, 112, 119
negative, 412
Neuron, 91–95
Newtonian cooling, 147
Noise, 137–139
Nonlinear relationship, 11
Normal distribution, 36, 42–43, 45, 218, 359
Nose, 133, 135, 137, 139, 229
numeric, 133
Numerical analysis, 154, 287
Numerical integration method, 89, 92, 172
Nutrient, 72, 75–79, 311, 327, 411
Nutrient concentration, 75–77
Nymph, 223, 224, 226, 227, 273, 274,
277–280
O
Observation, 17, 24, 25, 49, 87, 241, 350
Odor, 133–135, 137, 229, 231–239
Omission, 27
Optimal control problem, 154
Optimism, 9
Optimization, 151, 153
Oscillation, 47–57, 61, 187, 197, 199, 200, 203,
204, 208
Oscillatory system, 83
Outbreak, 21, 167, 170–173, 177, 197, 224,
288, 377, 381, 385
P
Parasitic infection, 267
Parasitoid, 267–272
Parent, 99, 105, 106, 109
Patch, 9, 52, 65, 283–302, 357, 368,
370, 382
Pathogen, 253
Perturbation, 379, 415, 416, 419, 420
Pest, 52, 197, 288, 377, 381, 382
Phenomenon, 6, 9, 33, 34, 38, 94, 138, 197,
198, 428
Photoinhibition, 158, 159, 164, 165
Photosynthesis, 158, 159, 162, 164
Physical environment, 31, 183, 191
Planktivore, 327, 328
Plurality, 24
Pond, 11–15, 20, 21, 305, 311, 349, 350,
352–355
Population explosion, 381
positive, 385
Predator, 216, 229, 295, 305–312, 327–329,
331, 333–335, 344–346, 358,
367–374, 382
Prediction, 6, 7, 23, 25, 50, 151, 263
Price, 10, 23
Production function, 9
Programmer, 26
Q
Quail, 357–365
432
Index