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 ====== Introduction to Population Biology ======
-===== Lecturer =====
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 [[http://www.ift.unesp.br/users/kraenkel/|Roberto Kraenkel]]
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 Institute for Theoretical Physics, UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil
-==== Outline ====
+===== Outline =====
 This is a course on basic population biology, with applications to ecology and
-epidemiology. You will Find the previous year lectures on
+epidemiology. You will find the previous year's lectures on
 [[http://www.ictp-saifr.org/mathbio2]]
-=== Topics ===
+==== Topics ====
+Follow the links for handouts and supplementary material:
-  - Single Species,
+  - [[Single Species]]
-  - Predation,
+  - [[Predation]]
-  - Competition;
+  - [[Competition]]
-  - Epidemiology;
+  - [[Epidemiology]]
-  - Spatial Ecology,
+  - [[Spatial Ecology]]
-  - Alternative States
+  - [[Alternative States]]
-==== Suggested Readings ====
+===== Suggested Readings =====
 === If you have a background in physics or mathematics ===
-  * J. Murray : Mathematical Biology I ( Springer, 2002), chapters 1, 3 10 and 11.
+J. Murray : Mathematical Biology I ( Springer, 2002), chapters 1, 3 10 and 11.
-  * N. F. Britton, Essential Mathematical Biology (Springer,2003).
+N. F. Britton, Essential Mathematical Biology (Springer,2003).
 === If you have a background in biology ===
-  * N. J. Gotelli, A Primer of Ecology (Sinauer, 2001, third edition), chapters 1, 2, 5
+N. J. Gotelli, A Primer of Ecology (Sinauer, 2001, third edition), chapters 1, 2, 5 and 6
-and 6
+=== If you think that you need to revise your knowledge on calculus, you may want to take a look at ===
+S. P. Otto and T. Day, A Biologist’s Guide to Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Evolution (Princeton U. Press, 2007).
-=== If you think that you need to revise your knowledge on calculus, you may want to
+=====Venue and further information=====
-take a look at ===
-  * S. P. Otto and T. Day, A Biologist’s Guide to Mathematical Modeling in Ecology
+[[http://www.ictp-saifr.org/?page_id=4634|ICTP-SAIRF site]]
-and Evolution (Princeton U. Press, 2007).