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The purpose of this book is twofold: on one hand, it gives a mathematical perspective of Daphnia which comprises studies focusing on introducing size-structured population dynamics models of Daphnia and their unification, as well as developing and analyzing mathematical models of size-structured population dynamics of several species of Daphnia. These include proving the well-posedness of the model and related regularity properties, determining the steady states and proving the principle of linearized stability and studying the (in)stability of the steady states. The mathematical perspective of Daphnia is written at a research level and it is intended for researchers in applied mathematics, differential equations, biomathematics, mathematical biology, mathematical ecology as well as graduate students in the above mentioned fields of research. The necessary background for reading the chapters is the knowledge of ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, integral equations and functional analysis. On the other hand, Daphnia: Biology and Mathematics Perspectives also provides a biological perspective of Daphnia by focusing on topics such as: the swimming behaviour, inducible defense mechanisms in order to avoid predation, sexual reproduction, the use of Daphnia as a classroom organism and the role of Daphnia in ecotoxicological evaluations of contaminants. In addition, it contains several video movies attached to some chapters. The biological perspective of Daphnia is written at a research level and intended for researchers in biology, chemistry, ecology and environment as well as graduate students in the above-mentioned fields of research.
Preface pp,vii-ix
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Size-Structured Population Models of Daphnia and Unification
(M. El-Doma, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan) pp,1-50
Chapter 2. Well-Posedness of a System of Size-Structured Models for Several Daphnia Species Competing for a Single Resource
(M. El-Doma, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan) pp,51-94
Chapter 3. The Steady States and the Principle of Linearized Stability for a System of Size-Structured Population Models of Several Daphnia Species Competing for a Single Resource
(M. El-Doma, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan) pp,95-156
Chapter 4. Stability Results for a System of Size-Structured Models of Several Daphnia Species Competing for a Single Resource
(M. El-Doma, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan) pp,157-224
Chapter 5. Daphnia magna as the Ultimate Classroom Organism: Implementing Scientific Investigations into School Practice
(Monique Meier and Claudia Wulff, Institute of Biology Education, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany) pp,225-244
Chapter 6. Developmental Process of Defensive Morph in Daphnia pulex
(Hitoshi Miyakawa, Taisen Iguchi and Toru Miura, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan and others) pp,245-260
Chapter 7. Sexual Reproduction is a Key Element in the Life History Strategy of Water Fleas, Daphnia magna and Daphnia pulex: Casting a Spotlight on Male Induction and its Morphology
(Chizue Hiruta, Kenji Toyota, Hitoshi Miyakawa, Eri Sumiya and Taisen Iguchi, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan and others) pp,261-278
Chapter 8. Applications of Daphnia magna in Ecotoxicological Tests in Water Treated by Advanced Oxidation Processes
(Almudena Aguinaco, J. Pablo Pocostales and Azahara Espejo, Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Química Física, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain) pp,279-308
Chapter 9. From Small to Large Scale: A Review of the Swimming Behaviour of Daphnia
(Marco Uttieri, Roberto Sandulli, Giancarlo Spezie and Enrico Zambianchi, Department of Sciences and Technologies, University of Naples, “Parthenope” Centro Direzionale di Napoli, Naples, Italy) pp,309-322
Chapter 10. Daphnia magna in Environmental Research: A Useful Tool for Ecotoxicological Evaluation of Conventional and Emerging Contaminants
(Marcela Boroski, Adriane Martins de Freitas and Carla Sirtori, Federal University of Latin-American Integration (UNILA) - Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Studies of the Environment (LEIMA), Foz do Iguaçu – Brazil and others) pp,323-412
Index pp,413-425
