title: On the interpretation of some planktonology equations.
abstract: The concept of the mean value of a function is used to interpret some population-dynamics equations. The well-known formula for the per capita growth rate r gives a precise mean value for any (not only exponentially growing) populations. This result is used to derive the birth and death rate equations of Paloheimo (1974) with minimal initial limitations.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Problems of Information Transmission, USSR Academy of Sciences, Ermolova Street, 19 GSP-4, 101447, Moscow, USSR.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Voronov
keywords: Birth rate; Death rate; Population dynamics; Population growth rate; Zooplankton