{"product_id":"on-growth-and-form-isbn-9780471984511","title":"On Growth and Form","description":"Spatio-temporal pattern formation is a major area of research within the subject of mathematical biology. The topic involves the use of mathematical modelling to analyse how patterns in biology are created and develop. For example, the growth, over time, of the intricate and beautiful patterns on certain sea-shells or the striped markings on a tiger can be modelled and their development predicted in terms of nonlinear mathematical processes. The current volume captures the breadth of recent research into various aspects of spatio-temporal pattern and form, such as development biology, reaction-diffusion systems and morphometrics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Brings the ideas of the classic On Growth and Form by D'Arcy Thompson, the founding classic of mathematical biology, fully up to date and looks to future developments in the subject.\u003cbr\u003e * Foreword provided by Professor John Tyler Bonner, Princeton University.\u003cbr\u003e * World class collection of internationally renowned contributors from both experimental and theoretical backgrounds\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Taking its inspiration from D'Arcy Thompson's classic and still influential volume On Growth and Form, this new volume presents a collection of 21 articles from the Plenary Speakers of the recent D'Arcy Thompson Conference, held at the University of Dundee, 20-24 September 1998. The topics covered include pattern formation in development biology, reaction-diffusion systems, intercellular systems and morphometrics, offering the reader a stimulating blend of theory and experiment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book will be of particular interest to bio-mathematicians and development biologists. Paediatric clinicians, evolutionary biologists, orthodontists, anatomists, physiologists and many other members of the biology community will also benefit greatly from it.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)\u003cbr\u003e  Problems of Development: The Microcosm and the Macrocosm.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Development of the Vertebrate Limb: A Model for Growth and Patterning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pattern Formation on Butterfly Wings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pattern Formation in Cancer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Turing Structures of the Second Kind.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pattern Formation Mechanisms in Skin and Hair: Some Experimental Tests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Some Mathematical Models for Biological Pattern Formation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On Pattern and Growth.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Diversity in Pattern and Form of Biological Systems and Evolution: A Theoretical Approach.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Developmental Morphologies Not Directly Specified by the Genome of the Individual.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Role of Chemotactic Cell Movement in Dictyostelium Morphogenesis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Angiogenesis: Experimental Data Relevant to Theoretical Analysis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Modelling the Growth and Form of Capillary Networks.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On the Mechanochemical Theory of Biological Pattern Formation with Applications to Wound Healing and Angiogenesis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Statistics and Dynamics of Cellular Shape Changes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shape Asymmetry and Developmental Stability.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Invariance and Morphometrics: A Critical Appraisal of Statistical Techniques for Landmark Data.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Statistical Shape Analysis and its Applications.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sphenoethmoidal Growth, Malgrowth, and Midfacial Profile\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ontogeny and Phylogeny: Some Morphometric Approaches to the Skeletal Growth and Evolution.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e D'Arcy Thompson and the Problem of Biological Form.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \"...a useful resource for mathematics students...recommend anyone interested in biomathematics to look at [it]...\" (Mathematics Today, Dec 2003)  \u003cp\u003e\"...scope of the book is broad...interesting for everyone regardless of expertise in this field...\" (Simulation News Europe, Dec 2003)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM.A.J. Chaplain\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.   On Growth and Form Spatio-temporal Pattern Formation in Biology M. A. J. Chaplain and G. D. Singh, both of the University of Dundee, UK J. C. McLachlan, St. Andrews University, UK Spatio-temporal pattern formation is a major area of research within the subject of mathematical biology. The topic involves the use of mathematical modelling to analyse how patterns in biology are created and develop. For example, the growth, over time, of the intricate and beautiful patterns on certain sea-shells or the striped markings on a tiger can be modelled and their development predicted in terms of non-linear mathematical processes. The current volume captures the breadth of recent research into various aspects of spatio-temporal pattern and form, such as development biology, reaction-diffusion systems and morphometrics.\u003cbr\u003e * Brings the ideas of the classic On Growth and Form by D'Arcy Thompson, the founding classic of mathematical biology, fully up to date and looks to future developments in the subject\u003cbr\u003e * Foreword provided by Professor John Tyler Bonner, Princeton University\u003cbr\u003e * World class collection of internationally renowned contributors from both experimental and theoretical backgrounds\u003cbr\u003e Taking its inspiration from D'Arcy Thompson's classic and still influential volume On Growth and Form, this new volume presents a collection of 21 articles from the Plenary Speakers of the recent D'Arcy Thompson Conference, held at the University of Dundee, 20-24 September 1998. The topics covered include pattern formation in development biology, reaction-diffusion systems, intercellular systems and morphometrics, offering the reader a stimulating blend of theory and experiment. This book will be of particular interest to bio-mathematicians and development biologists. Paediatric clinicians, evolutionary biologists, orthodontists, anatomists, physiologists and many other members of the biology community will also benefit greatly from it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989713043685,"sku":"NP9780471984511","price":320.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471984511.jpg?v=1761785211","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/on-growth-and-form-isbn-9780471984511","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}