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Science 4 February 1972:
Vol. 175. no. 4021, pp. 518 - 521
DOI: 10.1126/science.175.4021.518
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Population Modeling: A Systems Approach

G. A. Coulman 1, S. R. Reice 2, and R. L. Tummala 3

1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48823
2 Department of Zoology, Michigan State University
3 Division of Engineering Research, Michigan State University

A single species population dynamics model based on the functional representations of birth, growth, and death has been constructed. Laboratory parameter estimates were used in a computer implementation of the model to simulate field populations. Preliminary results of replicate runs with parametric sampling indicated reasonable statistical agreement. Further development with the systems analysis technique is planned.

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