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Re: insect population dynamics

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  • Subject: [mg24627] Re: insect population dynamics
  • From: Mark Hunter <mhunter at ecology.uga.edu>
  • Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 17:24:08 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: University of Georgia
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Many thanks for the variety of suggestions on how to handle my problem.  I
received three different protocols, all of which worked.  Which goes to
prove that there's more than one way to skin an insect.

Again, many thanks

Mark

Mark Hunter wrote:

> I'm trying to use mathematica to run insect population models.  I'm new
> to the system, and wolfram support suggested that I post my question
> here.
>
> The models are simple predator-prey models.  They are non-linear
> simultaneous difference equations.  I've tried using RSolve, but it
> doesn't seem to handle the non-linearity.  Is there a way of using a
> Do-Loop for the same kind of thing?  A simple example of the model that
> I tried is:
>
> RSolve[{a[n + 1] == a[n]*Exp[0.63((1 - a[n]/50)) - 0.068b[n]],
>       b[n + 1] = a[n]*(1 - Exp[-0.068*b[n]]), a[0] == 25,
>       b[0] == 10}, {a[n], b[n]}, n]
>
> I want an output for variables a and n at time n, n+1, etc.
>
> I'd be most grateful for any advice that you can offer, and please don't
> underestimate my current level of ignorance.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Mark Hunter



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