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Drawing on his Elements of Physical Biology (1925) and most of his mathematical papers, Latka offered French readers insights into his biological thought and a concise and mathematically accessible summary of what he called recent contributions in demographic analy­ sis.

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Principles: 1. On Evolution in Organic and Inorganic Systems. 2. On the Direction of Time. 3. On Energetics and Uncertainty. 4. Biological Stoichiometry. Demographic Analysis with Specific Application to the Human Species: 1. Introduction. 2. Relations Involving Mortality and Births. 3. Relations Involving Fertility. 4. The Progeny of a Population Element. 5. Indices and Measures of Natural Increase. 6. Relations Involving Fertility by Birth Order. 7. Relations Involving the Survival Functions of Two Individuals. 8. Extinction of a Line of Descent. 9. Conclusion. Appendix. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.

Analytical Theory of Biological Populations The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis

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    Publisher: Springer Us
    Publication Date: 10/31/1998 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780306459276, 978-0306459276
    ISBN10: 0306459272
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    Mathematics Probability and statistics Population and demography Sociology

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Drawing on his Elements of Physical Biology (1925) and most of his mathematical papers, Latka offered French readers insights into his biological thought and a concise and mathematically accessible summary of what he called recent contributions in demographic analy­ sis.

    Table of Contents
    Principles: 1. On Evolution in Organic and Inorganic Systems. 2. On the Direction of Time. 3. On Energetics and Uncertainty. 4. Biological Stoichiometry. Demographic Analysis with Specific Application to the Human Species: 1. Introduction. 2. Relations Involving Mortality and Births. 3. Relations Involving Fertility. 4. The Progeny of a Population Element. 5. Indices and Measures of Natural Increase. 6. Relations Involving Fertility by Birth Order. 7. Relations Involving the Survival Functions of Two Individuals. 8. Extinction of a Line of Descent. 9. Conclusion. Appendix. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.

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