Nonlinear Population Dynamics

Summer Workshop:
Discrete Dynamical Systems & Their Applications to Population Dynamics

Beetle Art

Pao Lee Her was an undergraduate student at the University of Rhode Island majoring in zoology. He created drawings of the flour beetle Tribolium as part of an NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. Pao's drawings fall into three broad categories: light-hearted, brightly colored sketches so children will not "be afraid" of the beetle, somewhat more serious drawings of the life-cycle, i.e., larvae, pupae and adults, and finally, cartoons that attempt to associate the biology with mathematical equations. The overall objective of the drawings is to present images of this beautiful insect to people that would not otherwise see the animal: from young children to professional mathematicians.

Title: "Meet the Family" Author: Pao Her Jpeg: 40,892 bytes	Title: "Beetles in the Barn" Author: Pao Her Jpeg: 73,314 bytes	Title: "Adulthood" Author: Pao Her Jpeg: 48,900 bytes
Title: "Life as a Larva" Author: Pao Her Jpeg: 26,306 bytes	Title: "Peaceful Pupae" Author: Pao Her Jpeg: 24,015 bytes	Title: "Entering Adulthood" Author: Pao Her Gif: 24,035 bytes
Title: "Surviving Larvae Minus Dead Larvae Equals Pupae" Author: Pao Her Gif: 13,679 bytes

This work was supported in part by grants DMS-9306271, DMS-9319073, DMS-9625576, DMS-9616205, DMS-9981374, DMS-9973126, DMS-9981458, and DMS-9981423 from the U.S. National Science Foundation. All opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NSF.