Structured Population Models in Biology and Epidemiology (Paperback, 2008 ed.)

In this new century mankind faces ever more challenging environmental and publichealthproblems,suchaspollution,invasionbyexoticspecies,theem- gence of new diseases or the emergence of diseases into new regions (West Nile virus,SARS,Anthrax,etc.),andtheresurgenceofexistingdiseases(in?uenza, malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, etc.). Mathematical models have been successfully used to study many biological, epidemiological and medical problems, and nonlinear and complex dynamics have been observed in all of those contexts. Mathematical studies have helped us not only to better understand these problems but also to ?nd solutions in some cases, such as the prediction and control of SARS outbreaks, understanding HIV infection, and the investi- tion of antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals. Structuredpopulationmodelsdistinguishindividualsfromoneanother- cording to characteristics such as age, size, location, status, and movement, to determine the birth, growth and death rates, interaction with each other and with environment, infectivity, etc. The goal of structured population models is to understand how these characteristics a?ect the dynamics of these models and thus the outcomes and consequences of the biological and epidemiolo- cal processes. There is a very large and growing body of literature on these topics. This book deals with the recent and important advances in the study of structured population models in biology and epidemiology. There are six chapters in this book, written by leading researchers in these areas.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Mathematical Biosciences Subseries, 1936
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	2008
Editors:	Pierre Magal
Contributors:	P. Auger
Editors:	Shigui Ruan
Contributors:	M. Ballyk • R. Bravo De La Parra • W.E. Fitzgibbon • S.A. Gourley • D. Jones • M. Langlais • R. Liu
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	302
Edition:	2008 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-78272-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Calculus & mathematical analysis > Differential equations Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Mathematics for scientists & engineers
LSN:	3-540-78272-9
Barcode:	9783540782728

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