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ECOL 8910: Perspectives in Computational Ecology

Spring 2017: Multi-scale Modeling

ECOL 8910: Perspectives in Computational Ecology

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Within-host parasite cooperation and the evolution of virulence

April 28, 2017 robbie

Alizon and Lion consider the role of cooperation between coinfecting parasites in the form of public goods (PGs) in the

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Demography and Dispersal: Calculation and Sensitivity Analysis of Invasion Speed for Structured Populations

April 23, 2017April 23, 2017 robbie

Neubert and Caswell provide a brief introduction to integrodifference equations before introducing stage structure to the typical equation. The stage

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Mixed Infections and the Evolution of Virulence: Effects of Resource Competition, Parasite Plasticity, and Impaired Host Immunity

April 22, 2017April 23, 2017 robbie

Choisy and de Roode set out to build a conceptual bridge between the somewhat disjoint empirical and theoretical study of

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A general mathematical framework for the analysis of spatiotemporal point processes

April 22, 2017April 23, 2017 robbie

Ovaskainen et al. motivate their study with the difficulty of mathematical analysis of spatial stochastic models. A central problem is

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Analysis of dispersal effects in metapopulation models

April 18, 2017April 23, 2017 robbie

Ruiz-Herrera approaches the interaction between local dynamics and dispersal in spatially discrete populations analytically. Some of the mathematics in this

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Ecosystems off track: rate-induced critical transitions in ecological models

April 10, 2017 robbie

Siteur et al. provide a relatively thorough description of a particular type of critical transition in ecology: those that are

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Spatial Structure, Transmission Modes and the Evolution of Viral Exploitation Strategies

March 29, 2017April 23, 2017 robbie

Berngruber et al. extend prior studies on the effect of spatial structure on virulence evolution to consider the role that

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Spatial Pattern Formation in an Insect Host-Parasitoid System

March 28, 2017March 29, 2017 robbie

Maron and Harrison set out to empirically test the result of many spatially explicit predator-prey models that patchy distributions in

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Predicting extinction risks under climate change: coupling stochastic population models with dynamic bioclimatic habitat models

February 8, 2017March 21, 2017 robbie

Keith, David A., et al. “Predicting extinction risks under climate change: coupling stochastic population models with dynamic bioclimatic habitat models.”

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Spatial Heterogeneity, Host Movement and Mosquito-Borne Disease Transmission

February 8, 2017February 8, 2017 robbie

Acevedo, Miguel A., et al. “Spatial Heterogeneity, Host Movement and Mosquito-Borne Disease Transmission.” PloS one 10.6 (2015): e0127552.   Acevedo

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