Search for dissertations about: "matrix population models"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words matrix population models.
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1. Population viability analysis for plants : practical recommendations and applications
Abstract : Population viability analysis (PVA) is commonly used in conservation biology to predict population viability in terms of population growth rate and risk of extinction. However, large data requirements limit the use of PVA for many rare and threatened species. READ MORE
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2. Population modeling using harpacticoid copepods : Bridging the gap between individual-level effects and protection goals of environmental risk assessment
Abstract : To protect the environment from contaminants, environmental risk assessment (ERA) evaluates the risk of adverse effects to populations, communities and ecosystems. Environmental management decisions rely on ERAs, which commonly are based on a few endpoints at the individual organism level. READ MORE
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3. Benefits of Non-Linear Mixed Effect Modeling and Optimal Design : Pre-Clinical and Clinical Study Applications
Abstract : Despite the growing promise of pharmaceutical research, inferior experimentation or interpretation of data can inhibit breakthrough molecules from finding their way out of research institutions and reaching patients. This thesis provides evidence that better characterization of pre-clinical and clinical data can be accomplished using non-linear mixed effect modeling (NLMEM) and more effective experiments can be conducted using optimal design (OD). READ MORE
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4. Population processes in heterogeneous landscapes
Abstract : Population processes in heterogeneous landscapes are notoriously difficult to study, both empirically and theoretically. There are well-documented effects of scale (both total size and resolution of the system), density dependence, temporal and spatial variation, as well as effects of habitat-shape, -boundary and -edge. READ MORE
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5. Ecology and Evolution of Resistance to Herbivory : Trichome Production in Arabidopsis lyrata
Abstract : In this thesis, I examine variation in occurrence and performance of glabrous and trichome-producing plants of the perennial herb Arabidopsis lyrata. I combine field studies and genetic analysis to (1) examine the function of trichomes as a resistance character in natural populations, (2) compare the magnitude of population differentiation in trichome-production and at putatively neutral marker loci, (3) examine the molecular genetic basis of trichome-production, and (4) quantify the effects of herbivore removal on population growth and relative performance of glabrous and trichome-producing plants. READ MORE