11. Classic Predator-Prey Models
What will you learn in this lecture:
- To understand the mathematics underlying the graphical Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model.
- Ability to construct, interpret, and predict predator-prey dynamics based upon them.
Enrolled students of fall 2024 should watch this lecture before October 22.
More detailed explanation of the final model
What questions should you be able to answer now?
- How can we measure how strongly predator influences prey and how easily prey can escape predation?
- Why are the oscillations of predator and prey populations offset over in time?
Useful links and materials:
Chapter 11 in: Krebs, Charles J. Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance.
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