{"id":9058,"date":"2013-07-11T21:04:36","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T01:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/?p=9058"},"modified":"2013-07-11T21:04:36","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T01:04:36","slug":"students-nominate-yourselves-for-the-lotka-and-volterra-awards-for-theoretical-ecology-at-esa2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/2013\/07\/11\/students-nominate-yourselves-for-the-lotka-and-volterra-awards-for-theoretical-ecology-at-esa2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Students! Nominate yourselves for the Lotka and Volterra awards for theoretical ecology at #ESA2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Act fast! Entry is easy, but must be done by Monday, 15 July.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Lotka-Volterra predator-prey equations.<\/strong> In 1910, Alfred Lotka developed a set of differential equations to model the oscillating population dynamics of two reacting <a title=\"Contribution to the theory of chemical reactions. J. Phys. Chem., 1910, 14 (3), pp 271\u2013274. DOI: 10.1021\/j150111a004\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/j150111a004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chemical species<\/a>*, in which a product formed by the reaction is also one of the starting species, creating a self-sustaining feedback loop. A decade later, it occurred to him to apply the same math to<a title=\"Analytical Note on Certain Rhythmic Relations in Organic Systems (July 15, 1920) Proc Nat Aca Sciences vol 6\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/details\/jstor-84156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> living populations <\/a>of predator and prey species (or plant and consumer pairs). Vito Volterra, analyzing the Italian <a title=\"Fluctuations in the Abundance of a Species considered Mathematically. Nature 118, 558-560 (16 October 1926) | doi:10.1038\/118558a0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v118\/n2972\/pdf\/118558a0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fishing <\/a>industry, arrived at the same model independently.If you are an undergraduate or graduate student presenting your application of conceptual and graphical models, mathematical analysis, or computer simulation to ecological phenomena at this year\u2019s annual meeting in Minneapolis, <a title=\"Theoretical Ecology Section\" href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESA\u2019s Theoretical Ecology section<\/a> invites you to compete for their 14th annual <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Alfred J. Lotka prize for best poster <span style=\"color: #333333\">and <\/span>Vito Volterra prize for best talk<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Theory Section Awards\" href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/theory\/TEawards.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">call<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Theoretical Ecology Section of the ESA is proud to announce the fourteenth annual Alfred J. Lotka prize for the best poster and Vito Volterra prize for the best talk given by students during the ESA annual meeting. The award is open to undergraduate and graduate students who, as sole or first author, present a talk or poster at the 2013 ESA annual meeting on original research in theoretical ecology.\u00a0 All suitable approaches that yield theoretical insight to ecological phenomena will be considered.\u00a0 Prizes will be awarded on the basis of merit, originality, and clarity of presentation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To be considered for either the Lotka award or the Volterra award, students (or their advisors) should notify Bruce Kendall by 15 July 2013, providing the following information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applicant\u2019s name:<\/li>\n<li>Co-authors:<\/li>\n<li>Title:<\/li>\n<li>Talk or Poster:<\/li>\n<li>Session:<\/li>\n<li>Time\/Date\/Place of presentation\/poster:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_9059\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2013\/07\/Lotka-and-Volterra.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9059\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9059  img-fluid\" title=\"Alfred J. Lotka (1880-1949) and Vito Volterra (1860-1940)\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2013\/07\/Lotka-and-Volterra.jpg\" alt=\"Lotka and Volterra\" width=\"217\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2013\/07\/Lotka-and-Volterra.jpg 217w, https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2013\/07\/Lotka-and-Volterra-114x300.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Alfred J. Lotka (1880-1949) and Vito Volterra (1860-1940).<\/strong> \u201cWhile not the very first to write mathematical models in ecology, they were early pioneers, and Lotka in particular was effective, through his many articles and books, at spreading the idea that mathematical models could help ecologists understand the patterns we see in nature. The Lotka-Volterra model is still a staple of undergraduate ecology courses,\u201d said Bruce Kendall, Vice-Chair of ESA\u2019s Theoretical Ecology Section.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Please provide this information by email to <a href=\"mailto:kendall@bren.ucsb.edu\">kendall@bren.ucsb.edu<\/a>, and include \u2018Lotka-Volterra Award\u2019 in the subject line.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>*In chemistry, \u201cspecies\u201d is a catch-all phrase for molecular entities, be they atoms, ions, or molecules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Theoretical Ecology Section of the ESA is proud to announce the fourteenth annual Alfred J. 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