http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isocline An Isocline is a series of lines with the same slope. The word comes from the Greek words Isos (Ίδιος) meaning "same" and Klini (κλίση) meaning "slope." It is often used as a graphical method of solving ordinary differential equations. In an equation of the form y' = f(x), the isoclines are given putting f(x) equal to a constant. This gives a series of lines (for different constants) along which the solution curves have the same gradient. By calculating this gradient for each isocline, the slope field can be visualised; making it relatively easy to sketch approximate solution curves; as in fig. 1. In population dynamics refers to the set of population sizes at which the rate of change, or partial derivative, for one population in a pair of interacting populations is zero.
The prey isocline.
Christiane Olifant has written: 'Safran pour isocline'
below the isocline of a population increases. above the iscline of a population in decerasing.
When the prey population is above the predator isocline, the predator population tends to increase as they have more food available to hunt and consume. This can lead to a rise in the predator population until it reaches a balance with the prey population.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern I--CLI--. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter I and 4th letter C and 5th letter L and 6th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: isocline
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern I--C--NE. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter I and 4th letter C and 7th letter N and 8th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: isocline
a. N1 can only increase horizontally b. N2 can only increase vertically Second, we need to find combinations of N1 and N2 for which the growth rate = 0 for each species population (equilibrium population sizes) N1=k1-a12N2 and N2= K2-a21N1 Third, we need to put the resulting equations on our axes (isoclines) Fourth, we need to graph the change in population size of each species-population at different combinations of N1 and N2. a. The arrows on the graphs show the direction of change, and are called vectors b. Below its own isocline, a population increases, above its own isocline, a population decreases Fifth, we graph the possible outcomes of competition a. We do this by putting the two graphs for the individual speciespopulations together and looking at resultant vectors b. There are four possible outcomes, depending on the relative positions of the isoclines Competitive exclusion (population 1 is at K1, population 2 is at 0)
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 6 words with the pattern ---CLIN-. That is, eight letter words with 4th letter C and 5th letter L and 6th letter I and 7th letter N. In alphabetical order, they are: circling isocline muscling noncling oracling syncline
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 5 words with the pattern I-OC---E. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter I and 3rd letter O and 4th letter C and 8th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: idocrase isochime isochore isocline isocryme
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 4 words with the pattern -SOC---E. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter S and 3rd letter O and 4th letter C and 8th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: isochime isochore isocline isocryme
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern I-O-L-NE. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter I and 3rd letter O and 5th letter L and 7th letter N and 8th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: isocline
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 16 words with the pattern I-O----E. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter I and 3rd letter O and 8th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: ibogaine idocrase inornate ironlike ironside ironware isochime isochore isocline isocryme isolable isologue isophone isophote isoprene isothere