ECOLOGICAL MODELING OF TALITROIDES TOPITOTUM (CRUSTACEA: AMPHIPODA)

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Author(s):	Bueno Da Fonseca Lima, Ernesto Augusto ^[1] ; Matavelli, Cristane ^[2] ; Ferreira, Claudia Pio ^[1] ; Conde Godoy, Wesley Augusto ^[3] Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:	^[1] UNESP, Dept Biostat, IBB, BR-18618970 Botucatu, SP - Brazil ^[2] UNESP, Dept Zool, IBB, BR-18618970 Botucatu, SP - Brazil ^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, ESALQ, Dept Entomol & Acarol, BR-13418900 Sao Paulo - Brazil Total Affiliations: 3
Document type:	Journal article
Source:	JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; v. 22, n. 4, p. 601-616, DEC 2014.
Web of Science Citations:	1
Abstract
A compartmental model was developed to describe the temporal course of an exotic amphipod's population, Talitroides topitotum, in an Atlantic Forest habitat in Brazil. Extensive biological information - including breeding pattern, development and mortality rates, and temperature dependence of the parameters - were considered in the model. A genetic algorithm was used to estimate model parameters by comparing simulation results with field data. This allowed us to discuss the reproductive strategies adopted by this species and to analyze the potential influence of global climate changes on its populations dynamics. (AU)

FAPESP's process:	09/02752-4 - Population dynamics of Talitroides topitotum by agent based models
Grantee:	Ernesto Augusto Bueno da Fonseca Lima
Support Opportunities:	Scholarships in Brazil - Master