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Structured-Population Models in Marine, Terrestrial, and Freshwater Systems pp 303–328Cite as

Population Dynamics of Tribolium

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The study of population dynamics is complicated by the difficulty of obtaining experimental evidence that supports the predictions of mathematical models. Biologists are faced with numerous challenges such as sampling error, environmental fluctuations, and lack of replication in the study of populations in the field. One approach to this problem is to examine experimental populations under controlled laboratory conditions. Flour beetles of the genus Tribolium are an excellent experimental system for evaluating predictions of demographic models.

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Desharnais, R.A. (1997). Population Dynamics of Tribolium . In: Tuljapurkar, S., Caswell, H. (eds) Structured-Population Models in Marine, Terrestrial, and Freshwater Systems. Population and Community Biology Series, vol 18. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5973-3_9

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