Date Thesis Awarded
7-2012
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Science (BS)
Department
Mathematics
Advisor
Leah B. Shaw
Committee Members
Junping Shi
Romuald Lipcius
C. Ryan Vinroot
Abstract
We model the population of the Blue Crab in the Chesapeake Bay by using differential equations. Blue crabs are inherently cannibalistic of juveniles, while also in competition with juvenile blue crabs for resources. These differential equations describe the intraguild predation consistent in the blue crab food web, as well as the cannibalistic nature of the blue crab. We introduce an aging and birth rate to alter an intraguild predation model to fit the cannibalistic nature.
Recommended Citation
Becker, Timothy J., "A Model for Blue Crab Population in the Chesapeake Bay" (2012). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 495.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/495
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.