Search Results - "Nevai, Andrew L"
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Retention time variability as a mechanism for animal mediated long-distance dispersal
Published in PloS one (14-12-2011)“…Long-distance dispersal (LDD) events, although rare for most plant species, can strongly influence population and community dynamics. Animals function as a key…”
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Global human “predation” on plant growth and biomass
Published in Global ecology and biogeography (01-06-2020)“…Aim Ecological theory is not often applied to human appropriation of net primary production (HANPP), which estimates reduction of natural net primary…”
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A model for the spatial transmission of dengue with daily movement between villages and a city
Published in Mathematical medicine and biology (01-06-2014)“…Dengue is a re-emergent vector-borne disease affecting large portions of the world's population living in the tropics and subtropics. The virus is transmitted…”
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Stability of choice in the honey bee nest-site selection process
Published in Journal of theoretical biology (07-03-2010)“…We introduce a pair of compartment models for the honey bee nest-site selection process that lend themselves to analytic methods. The first model represents a…”
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A Kolmogorov-type competition model with multiple coexistence states and its applications to plant competition for sunlight
Published in Journal of mathematical analysis and applications (15-12-2008)“…It is demonstrated that a Kolmogorov-type competition model featuring species allocation and gain functions can possess multiple coexistence states. Two…”
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Effect of resource subsidies on predator-prey population dynamics: a mathematical model
Published in Journal of biological dynamics (01-01-2012)“…The influence of a resource subsidy on predator-prey interactions is examined using a mathematical model. The model arises from the study of a biological…”
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Plant population growth and competition in a light gradient: A mathematical model of canopy partitioning
Published in Journal of theoretical biology (21-03-2007)“…Can a difference in the heights at which plants place their leaves, a pattern we call canopy partitioning, make it possible for two competing plant species to…”
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Plant interspecies competition for sunlight: a mathematical model of canopy partitioning
Published in Journal of mathematical biology (01-07-2007)“…We examine the influence of canopy partitioning on the outcome of competition between two plant species that interact only by mutually shading each other. This…”
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State-dependent choice and ecological rationality
Published in Journal of theoretical biology (07-08-2007)“…Decision makers who minimize costly errors should flexibly adjust the way they trade off competing demands, depending on their current state. We explore how…”
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State subsidies induce gray jays to accept greater danger: an ecologically rational response
Published in Behavioral ecology and sociobiology (01-06-2007)“…Models of strictly rational choice assume that decision-makers evaluate options on relevant dimensions, assign fixed values to options, and then make…”
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Kolmogorov-type competition model with finitely supported allocation profiles and its applications to plant competition for sunlight
Published in Journal of biological dynamics (01-11-2009)“…A Kolmogorov-type competition model featuring allocation profiles, gain functions, and cost parameters is examined. For plant species that compete for sunlight…”
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The role of leaf height in plant competition for sunlight: analysis of a canopy partitioning model
Published in Mathematical biosciences and engineering : MBE (01-01-2008)“…A global method of nullcline endpoint analysis is employed to determine the outcome of competition for sunlight between two hypothetical plant species with…”
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A mathematical model of plant competition for sunlight
Published 2005“…Can a difference in the heights at which plants place their leaves, a pattern we call canopy partitioning, make it possible for two competing plant species to…”
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