title: A plea for stochastic population dynamics.
abstract: It is argued that biological populations are finite and consisting of individuals with varying life span and reproduction, and that they should be thus modelled. Modern probability theory provides tools for this.
authors.affiliation: Mathematical Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. jagers@chalmers.se
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jagers
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013269:Stochastic Processes