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020			_a026212291X
082			_a574.011 _bLau/Mul
100			_aLaubichler, Manfred D. (Ed)
245			_aModeling Biology : Structures, Behaviors, Evolution
260			_aCambridge _bMit Press _c2007
300			_axii;396p. _b9.5x7.5 _chb
440			_aThe Vienna series in theoretical biology
520			_aAbstract and conceptual models have become an indispensable tool for analyzing the flood of highly detailed empirical data generated in recent years by advanced techniques in the biosciences. Scientists are developing new modeling strategies for analyzing data, integrating results into the conceptual framework of theoretical biology, and formulating new hypotheses. In Modeling Biology, leading scholars investigate new modeling strategies in the domains of morphology, development, behavior, and evolution. The emphasis on models in the biological sciences has been accompanied by a new focus on conceptual issues and a more complex understanding of epistemological concepts. Contributors to Modeling Biology discuss models and modeling strategies from the perspectives of philosophy, history, and applied mathematics. Individual chapters discuss specific approaches to modeling in such domains as biological form, development, and behavior. Finally, the book addresses the modeling of these properties in the context of evolution, with a particular emphasis on the emerging field of evolutionary developmental biology (or evo-devo).
546			_aENG
650			_aBiology - Mathematical models
650			_aBiology - Simulation methods
700			_aMuller, Gerd B. (Ed)
942			_cBK
999			_c73726 _d73726