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This chapter presents an analysis of the distribution of ages in a population. We begin with a discussion of the aging process itself and then present some data on the age structures of actual populations. We finish with a mathematical description of age structures. Our primary interest is in humans, but the principles we present will apply to practically any mammal and perhaps to other animals as well.
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Shonkwiler, R.W., Herod, J. (2009). Age-Dependent Population Structures. In: Mathematical Biology. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70984-0_5
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