Theoretical Models in Ecology. - Models Covered Here. - 1. Population Growth. - 1. 1 Linear Continuous-Time Models. - 1. 2 Nonlinear Continuous-Time Models. - 1. 3 Discrete-Time Models. - 1. 4 Models with Age-Structure. - 1. 5 Exercises. - 2. Competition. - 2. 1 Lotka-Volterra Models: Special Cases. - 2. 2 Classical Lotka-Volterra Model. - 2. 3 General Continuous-Time Models. - 2. 4 Discrete-Time Models. - 2. 5 Symbiosis. - 2. 6 Exercises. - 3. Predation. - 3. 1 Lotka-Volterra Models. - 3. 2 Generalized Predator-Prey Models. - 3. 3 Discrete-Time Models. - 3. 4 Parasitoid Models. - 3. 5 Exercises. - 4. Simple Ecosystems. - 4. 1 Two Predators and One Prey. - 4. 2 One Predator and Two Prey. - 4. 3 Three-Species Food Chains. - 4. 4 Exercises. - 5. Complex Ecosystems. - 5. 1 Local Equilibrium Stability. - 5. 2 Global Complex Ecosystem Dynamics. - 6. Migration. - 6. 1 Population Growth with Migration. - 6. 2 Competition with Migration. - 6. 3 Predation with Migration. - 6. 4 Ecosystems with Migration. - 6. 5 Exercises. Language: English