Evolution of body size: an optimization model

DOI10.1016/0025-5564(83)90032-9zbMATH Open0515.92029OpenAlexW2088151813MaRDI QIDQ1052276FDOQ1052276

Authors: Mariusz Ziółko, Jan Kozłowski 

Publication date: 1983

Published in: Mathematical Biosciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-5564(83)90032-9

zbMATH Keywords

mortality ratePontryagin maximum principleWeierstrass theoremevolution of body sizemaximum life span

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Ecology (92D40) Existence of optimal solutions belonging to restricted classes (Lipschitz controls, bang-bang controls, etc.) (49J30) General biology and biomathematics (92B05)

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• Optimal allocation patterns and optimal seed mass of a perennial plant
• Optimal allocation of energy to growth and reproduction

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