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Wed at 10:30 am in MSB 318 (* indicates a special date, time, or location)

Jan 16   Andrew Nevai and Zhisheng Shuai
  Graph reduction and reproduction numbers
  1. de-Camino-Beck and Lewis. 2007. Bull. Math. Biol. 69: 1341-1354.
  2. de-Camino-Beck et al. 2009. J. Math. Biol. 59: 503-516.
  University of Central Florida, Department of Mathematics

 

Jan 23   Andrew Nevai
  Random vs. conditional dispersal in a spatial habitat (I)
  1. Hastings. 1983. Theor. Pop. Biol. 33: 311-314.
  2. Dockery et al. 1998. J. Math. Biol. 37: 61-83.
  University of Central Florida, Department of Mathematics

 

Jan 30   Andrew Nevai
  Random vs. conditional dispersal in a spatial habitat (II)
  1. Cantrell et al. 2006. Math. Biosci. 204: 199-214.
  2. Cantrell et al. 2007. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edin. A 137: 497-518.
  University of Central Florida, Department of Mathematics

 

Jan 31 * Yuan Lou
  Evolutionarily stable dispersal strategies in heterogeneous environments
  The Ohio State University, Department of Mathematics
  Abstract
  11:00 am (Math Colloquium)

 

Feb 06   Pauline van den Driessche
  Modeling the spread of West Nile Virus
  University of Victoria, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  Abstract

 

Feb 07 * Pauline van den Driessche
  Sign pattern matrices and dynamical systems
  University of Victoria, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  Abstract
  11:00 am (Math Colloquium)

 

Feb 13 * Andrew Nevai
  The maximum principle
  University of Central Florida, Department of Mathematics
  10:00 am

 

Feb 20 * Zhisheng Shuai
  Nonnegative matrices and their spectral radius
  University of Central Florida, Department of Mathematics
  10:00 am

 

Feb 27 * Jessica Hearns
  A primer on evolutionary game theory with mathematical perspectives
  and ecological examples
  University of Central Florida, Department of Mathematics
  Abstract
  10:00 am

 

Mar 13 * Matthew Tye
  Integral projection models as a method to parameterize large Lefkovich matrices
  in data-limited systems
  University of Central Florida, Department of Biology
  Abstract
  10:00 am

 

Mar 21 * Stephen Cantrell
  Nonlinear diffusion and resource matching in population dynamics
  University of Miami, Department of Mathematics
  Abstract
  11:00 am (Math Colloquium)

 

Mar 27   Andrew Nevai and Zhisheng Shuai
  Single species movement in a spatially heterogeneous habitat
  University of Central Florida, Department of Mathematics

 

Apr 03   Zhisheng Shuai
  Mathematical models for the spread of cholera
  University of Central Florida, Department of Mathematics

 

Apr 10   Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
  Challenges ahead: a review of cholera ordinary differential equation models
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  Abstract

 

Apr 17   R.A. Van Gorder
  A McKendrick-von Forster equation modified to describe size-structured plant populations
  University of Central Florida, Department of Mathematics


If you would like to speak in the seminar or be added to the e-mail list, please contact the organizers at

Dr. Andrew Nevai
Department of Mathematics
University of Central Florida
math.anevai.at.gmail.com
    Dr. Zhisheng Shuai
Department of Mathematics
University of Central Florida
Zhisheng.Shuai.at.ucf.edu