Edelstein-Keshet, Leah. creator text xxu Philadelphia Siam 2005 monographic eng

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xliii,586p.: ill.; 24cm. Contents: Discrete process in biology: The theory of linear difference equations applied to population growth -- Nonlinear difference equations -- Applications of nonlinear difference equations to population biology -- Continuous processes and ordinary differential equations: An introduction to continuous models -- Phase-plane methods and qualitative solutions -- Applications of continuous models to population dynamics -- Models for molecular events -- Limit cycles, oscillations and excitable systems -- Spatially distributed systems and partial differential equation models:An introduction to partial differential equations and diffusion -- Partial differential equation models in biology -- Models for development and pattern formation in biological systems. Leah Edelstein-Keshet. QH323.5.E34 9780898715545 150202