Cellular automata and complex systems

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J.M. Cushing

This monograph introduces the theory of structured population dynamics and its applications, focusing on the asymptotic dynamics of deterministic models. This theory bridges the gap between the characteristics of individual organisms in a population and the dynamics of the total population as a whole. In this monograph, many applications that illustrate both the theory and a wide variety of biological issues are given, along with an interdisciplinary case study that illustrates the connection of models with data and the experimental documentation of model predictions. The author also discusses the use of discrete and continuous models and presents a general modeling theory for structured population dynamics. Active researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students interested in an introduction to the mathematics of population dynamics will benefit most from this book.

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Linda Martin

Explores the different stages in the life cycles of a variety of living things, including rabbits, frogs, puppies, and mushrooms.

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Melissa Abramovitz

Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of biological engineering. Engaging text explores bionic legs, artificial organs, and animal cloning. It also examines the engineers who made these projects a reality and traces the history of the discipline.

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D. Rickwood and D. Patel

This volume is a compendium of essential information required by all cell and molecular biologists. As well as providing a wide range of core information needed by all researchers in the biomolecular sciences, it brings together additional selected information of importance from the areas of biochemistry, cell biology, genetics and molecular biology. This book will prove invaluable for all researchers in these fields. The Essential Data series provides rapid access to the core data required by researchers on a daily basis, in convenient pocket-sized volumes.