Age-structured Population Models with Periodic Time Dependence

Damon Toth
(Washington Univ.)

03/07/08, 15:30 at Room 3631 (6th floor of building 3 of the Faculty of Sciences)


Within many biological populations, individuals differ from one another according to their age. Age-structured models help us determine how such differences affect the dynamics of a population's size and structure. Equations employed in standard continuous-time models include Lotka's Integral Equation, the McKendrick-von Foerster PDE, and the Gurtin-MacCamy Equation. In this seminar, I will discuss some ideas for extending these models to include periodic time dependence, which would be appropriate for populations experiencing environmental conditions that are periodic in time.


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