Branching Processes Variation, Growth, and Extinction of Populations Haccou

Branching ProcessesVariation, Growth, and Extinction of Populations\nAuthor(s): Patsy Haccou, Peter Jagers, Vladimir A. Vatutin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521832205, 978-0521832205\nSynopsis\nBiology takes a special place among the other natural sciences because biological units, be they pieces of DNA, cells or organisms, reproduce more or less faithfully. As for any other biological processes, reproduction has a large random component. The theory of branching processes was developed especially as a mathematical counterpart to this most fundamental of biological processes. This active and rich research area allows us to make predictions about both extinction risks and the development of population composition, and also uncovers aspects of a population's history from its current genetic composition. Branching processes play an increasingly important role in models of genetics, molecular bi.