Dynamics of a discrete population model for extinction and sustainability in ancient civilizations

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-53

  Basener, William ^a   Brooks, Bernard ^a   Radin, Michael ^a   Wiandt, Tamas ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcations; Easter Island; Nonlinear dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CIVILIZATION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POLYNESIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPECIES EXTINCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WOLF;

ANIMALS; CANADA; CIVILIZATION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; FOOD CHAIN; FRACTALS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; POLYNESIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; WOLVES;

EID: 38349031173     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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