On Growth and Form

Spatio-Temporal Pattern Formation in Biology
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-471-98451-1
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 436 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 929 g

Reihe: Wiley Series in Mathematical and Computational Biology

Die mathematische Biologie ist ein neues, schnell wachsendes Forschungsgebiet, zu dessen zentralen Themen die Ausbildung von Raum-Zeit-Mustern gehört. 18 Beiträge der D'Arcy-Thompson-Konferenz, die in diesem Band zusammengestellt wurden, spiegeln das ganze Spektrum dieser Forschungsrichtung wider - Entwicklungsbiologie, Reaktions-Diffusions-Systeme, Morphometrie und andere Aspekte. (05/99)

Autoren/Hrsg.

McLachlan, J C

Chaplain, M. A. J.

Singh, G. D.

McLachlan, J. C.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Taxonomie und Systematik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Computeranwendungen in der Mathematik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Problems of Development: The Microcosm and the Macrocosm.

Development of the Vertebrate Limb: A Model for Growth and Patterning.

Pattern Formation on Butterfly Wings.

Pattern Formation in Cancer.

Turing Structures of the Second Kind.

Pattern Formation Mechanisms in Skin and Hair: Some Experimental Tests.

Some Mathematical Models for Biological Pattern Formation.

On Pattern and Growth.

Diversity in Pattern and Form of Biological Systems and Evolution: A Theoretical Approach.

Developmental Morphologies Not Directly Specified by the Genome of the Individual.

The Role of Chemotactic Cell Movement in Dictyostelium Morphogenesis.

Angiogenesis: Experimental Data Relevant to Theoretical Analysis.

Modelling the Growth and Form of Capillary Networks.

On the Mechanochemical Theory of Biological Pattern Formation with Applications to Wound Healing and Angiogenesis.

Statistics and Dynamics of Cellular Shape Changes.

Shape Asymmetry and Developmental Stability.

Invariance and Morphometrics: A Critical Appraisal of Statistical Techniques for Landmark Data.

Statistical Shape Analysis and its Applications.

Sphenoethmoidal Growth, Malgrowth, and Midfacial Profile

Ontogeny and Phylogeny: Some Morphometric Approaches to the Skeletal Growth and Evolution.

D'Arcy Thompson and the Problem of Biological Form.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

M.A.J. Chaplain is Co-Chief Editor, Journal of Theoretical Biology and works with the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland. He received his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Dundee in 1990, and then took up a lectureship position at the University of Bath.