05313nam 2200649 a 450 991014149570332120170815164016.01-118-56963-61-299-19034-01-118-56962-81-118-56969-5(CKB)2670000000327631(EBL)1120635(SSID)ssj0000856478(PQKBManifestationID)11425246(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000856478(PQKBWorkID)10818833(PQKB)10374931(OCoLC)828203532(MiAaPQ)EBC1120635(EXLCZ)99267000000032763120130301d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrModeling living systems[electronic resource] from cell to ecosystem /Alain PavéLondon ISTE ;Hoboken, N.J. Wiley20121 online resource (635 p.)Environmental engineering seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-84821-423-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Modeling Living Systems; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Methodology of Modeling in Biology and Ecology; 1.1. Models and modeling; 1.1.1. Models; 1.1.2. Modeling; 1.2. Mathematical modeling; 1.2.1. Analysis of the biological situation and problem; 1.2.2. Characterization and analysis of the system; 1.2.3. Choice or construction of a model; 1.2.4. Study of the properties of the model; 1.2.5. Identification; 1.2.6. Validation; 1.2.7. Use; 1.2.8. Conclusion; 1.3. Supplements1.3.1. Differences between a mathematical objectand a mathematical model1.3.2. Different types of objects and formalizationsused in mathematical modeling; 1.3.3. Elements for choosing a mathematical formalism; 1.3.4. Stochastic and deterministic approaches; 1.3.5. Discrete and continuous time; 1.3.6. Biological and physical variables; 1.3.7. The quantitative - qualitative debate; 1.4. Models and modeling in life sciences; 1.4.1. Historical overview; 1.4.2. Modeling in biological disciplines; 1.4.3. Modeling in population biology and ecology; 1.4.4. Actors; 1.4.5. Modeling and informatics1.4.6. Definition of bioinformatics1.5. A brief history of ecology and the importance of modelsin this discipline; 1.6. Systems: a unifying concept; Chapter 2. Functional Representations: Constructionand Interpretation of Mathematical Models; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Box and arrow diagrams: compartmental models; 2.3. Representations based on Forrester diagrams; 2.4. "Chemical-type" representation and multilinear differential models; 2.4.1. General overview of the translation algorithm; 2.4.2. Example of the logistic model; 2.4.3. Saturation phenomena2.5. Functional representations of models in population dynamics2.5.1. Single population model; 2.5.2. Models with two interacting populations; 2.6. General points on functional representationsand the interpretation of differential models; 2.6.1. General hypotheses; 2.6.2. Interpretation: phenomenological and mechanistic aspects,superficial knowledge and deep knowledge; 2.6.3. Towards a classification of differentialand integro-differential models of population dynamics; 2.7. Conclusion; Chapter 3. Growth Models - PopulationDynamics and Genetics; 3.1. The biological processes of growth3.2. Experimental data3.2.1. Organism growth data; 3.2.2. Data relating to population growth; 3.3. Models; 3.3.1. Questions and uses of models; 3.3.2. Some examples of classic growth models; 3.4. Growth modeling and functional representations; 3.4.1. Quantitative aspects; 3.4.2. Qualitative aspects: choice and construction of models; 3.4.3. Functional representations and growth models; 3.4.4. Examples of the construction of new models; 3.4.5. Typology of growth models; 3.5. Growth of organisms: some examples; 3.5.1. Individual growth of the European herring gull,Larus argentatus3.5.2. Individual growth of young muskrats, Ondatra zibethicaModeling is now one of the most efficient methodologies in life sciences. From practice to theory, this book develops this approach illustrated by many examples; general concepts and the current state of the art are also presented and discussed.An historical and general introduction informs the reader how mathematics and formal tools are used to solve biological problems at all levels of the organization of life. The core of this book explains how this is done, based on practical examples coming, for the most part, from the author's personal experience. In most cases, data are includeISTEEcologyMathematical modelsBiologyMathematical modelsElectronic books.EcologyMathematical models.BiologyMathematical models.570.15118Pavé Alain964176Pavé Alain964176MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910141495703321Modeling living systems2186563UNINA