A biologist's guide to mathematical modeling in ecology and evolution /
Author / Creator: | Otto, Sarah P., 1967- |
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Imprint: | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2007. |
Description: | x, 732 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6270055 |
Summary: | Thirty years ago, biologists could get by with a rudimentary grasp of mathematics and modeling. Not so today. In seeking to answer fundamental questions about how biological systems function and change over time, the modern biologist is as likely to rely on sophisticated mathematical and computer-based models as traditional fieldwork. In this book, Sarah Otto and Troy Day provide biology students with the tools necessary to both interpret models and to build their own. A how-to guide for developing new mathematical models in biology Provides step-by-step recipes for constructing and analyzing models Interesting biological applications Explores classical models in ecology and evolution Questions at the end of every chapter Primers cover important mathematical topics Exercises with answers Appendixes summarize useful rules Labs and advanced material available |
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Physical Description: | x, 732 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9780691123448 0691123446 |