Talk:Population dynamics

message: These articles appear to have almost identical content, and "Age class structure" should be a subsection within this article.  Tug201 09:13, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal 

message: Add "* Support" or "* Oppose" followed by a brief explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~
oppose age class structure is a component element of population dynamics. let it evolve. Anlace 01:11, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: I would define population dynamics as "the study of the evolution of the numbers of individuals, or some trait of these individuals,  under the influence of internal or external causes."
With the current definition, population dynamics is restricted to a small subset of population dynamics (population dynamics of stars, for example, is de facto excluded with current definition, as are epidemiology, physiologically structured models, etc.).
Zanzibarr\'e 07:48, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: i understand the point you are making Zanzibarr, but i disagree with you on the way to implement.  Let this article on population dynamics address purely ecology.  that is the overwhelming use of the term in science and also see google.  If you would like to have separate treatments on the subjects you mention, why not start a new article called Population dynamics (astronomy) or some such.  Also we could have a small section at the end of the Population dynamics article acknowledging there are other uses of the study of population dynamics beyond biology. regards Anlace 17:14, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change definition 

message: The mention of the DNR trying to control the deer population because of an unnatrual condition caused by hunting is false. Hunting has been the main remedy of overpopulation, not the cause. More does than bucks are harvested every year. Most does reproduce exponetialy. Meaning one doe usually has twins. By harvesting bucks from the population, does have less chance of reproducing.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.236.117.146 (talk) 18:40, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  DNR Deer Population 

message: :The first principle of population dynamics is widely regarded as the exponential law of Malthus, as modelled by the Malthusian growth model.
What is about the growth of a population of rabbits in Liber Abaci (1202)? (Igny (talk) 21:56, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fibonacci 

message: It seems to me that the BIDE model is applicable to a broader range of applications than this section title would suggest (ie. plant dynamics, predator-prey dynamics, non-game species), and a more generic title would be appropriate for the description of this section.  Any thoughts? Blue442 (talk) 04:26, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fisheries and Wildlife Management section 

message: German version is larger and has more definition and characteristics, can someone translate it into here?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.60.93.218 (talk) 19:46, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Translate 

message: I want to thanks Sfgiants4life92 for his contribution, but I am wondering what it has do with insects exactly ? Those models are species independent, are'nt they ? Geeklhem (talk) 08:26, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I've renamed the section since those models are not specific to insects.  The additions all appear to be sourced to the same publication, "Population Dynamics" by Louie Yang. There appears to be no evidence of such a publication on the web, so I've left a note on Sfgiants4life92's talk page. --Epipelagic (talk) 19:58, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Insects ? 

message: What on earth is the third note supposed to be a reference to?  Yang, Louie. Population Dynamics. Davis: UC Davis, 2014. Doesn't seem to describe anything.  Is it a book?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.147.144.46 (talk) 16:09, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I wrote to Louie Yang at UCD and asked him. His email reply, received today, July 2, 2019 4:44 AEST: "I’m not sure who wrote that – perhaps one of my students referencing something they learned in one of my classes? In any case, those are probably not the best citations to use; removing them would be fine with me."  George963 au (talk) 23:27, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've removed the section since nobody has been able to provide or find the source. –dlthewave ☎ 21:51, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference list