Speaker: Tim Reluga, Applied Mathematics
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Date: Thursday, October 30, 2003
Time: 3:30 - 4:20pm
Place: Guggenheim Room 408d
Abstract. There has been much recent work on invasion waves in mathematical ecology, specifically in the context of integral difference equations. For these equations, analytic formulas have been constructed for the asymptotic invasion rates, given specific dispersal kernals. A major question, though, is how do we calculate the speed of invasion based on experimental data. In this talk, I'll discuss a re-examination of Dobzhansky and Wrights dispersal data for fruit flies, using parametric and non-parametric estimation methods. You get to decide which one is best.
Everyone welcome!