Title The Influence of Demographic Stochasticity on Population Dynamics : A Mathematical Study of Noise-Induced Bistable States and Stochastic Patterns Author(s) Biancalani, Tommaso Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2014. Description XVII, 113 p. 37 illus., 16 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note The dynamics of population systems cannot be understood within the framework of ordinary differential equations, which assume that the number of interacting agents is infinite. With recent advances in ecology, biochemistry and genetics it is becoming increasingly clear that real systems are in fact subject to a great deal of noise. Relevant examples include social insects competing for resources, molecules undergoing chemical reactions in a cell and a pool of genomes subject to evolution.??When the population size is small, novel macroscopic phenomena can arise, which can be analyzed using the theory of stochastic processes. This thesis is centered on two unsolved problems in population dynamics: the symmetry breaking observed in foraging populations, and the robustness of spatial patterns. We argue that these problems can be resolved with the help of two novel concepts: noise-induced bistable states and stochastic patterns ISBN,Price 9783319077284 Keyword(s) 1. Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics 2. BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS 3. BIOPHYSICS 4. Community & Population Ecology 5. Community ecology, Biotic 6. Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building 7. EBOOK 8. EBOOK - SPRINGER 9. ECONOPHYSICS 10. PROBABILITIES 11. Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes 12. Sociophysics Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I06238     On Shelf