Biodemography : : An Introduction to Concepts and Methods /

Biodemography : : An Introduction to Concepts and Methods / / James R. Carey, Deborah Roach.

An authoritative overview of the concepts and applications of biological demography This book provides a comprehensive introduction to biodemography, an exciting interdisciplinary field that unites the natural science of biology with the social science of human demography. Biodemography is an essent...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
VerfasserIn:
Carey, James R.,
Roach, Deborah,
MitwirkendeR:
Vaupel, James W.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (480 p.) :; 164 b/w illus. 98 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Summary of Contents
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Demography Basics
  • Chapter 2: Life Tables
  • Chapter 3: Mortality
  • Chapter 4: Reproduction
  • Chapter 5: Population I: Basic Models
  • Chapter 6: Population II: Stage Models
  • Chapter 7: Population III: Extensions of Stable Theory
  • Chapter 8: Human Life History and Demography
  • Chapter 9: Applied Demography I: Estimating Parameters
  • Chapter 10: Applied Demography II: Evaluating and Managing Populations
  • Chapter 11: Biodemography Shorts
  • Appendices: Visualization, Description, and Management of Demographic Data
  • Appendix I: Visualization of Demographic Data
  • Appendix II: Demographic Storytelling
  • Appendix III: Ten Visualization Rules of Thumb
  • Appendix IV: Management of Demographic Data
  • References Cited
  • Index

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