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Lotka, Volterra and the predator–prey system (1920–1926)

In: A Short History of Mathematical Population Dynamics

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  • Nicolas Bacaër

    (IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement))

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In 1920 Alfred Lotka studied a predator–prey model and showed that the populations could oscillate permanently. He developed this study in his 1925 book Elements of Physical Biology. In 1926 the Italian mathematician Vito Volterra happened to become interested in the same model to answer a question raised by the biologist Umberto d’Ancona: why were there more predator fish caught by the fishermen in the Adriatic Sea during the First World War, when the fishing effort was low?

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  • Nicolas Bacaër, 2011. "Lotka, Volterra and the predator–prey system (1920–1926)," Springer Books, in: A Short History of Mathematical Population Dynamics, chapter 0, pages 71-76, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-0-85729-115-8_13
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-85729-115-8_13
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