TY - BOOK AU - Murray,J.D. AU - TI - Mathematical biology: I :An introduction SN - 0387952233 (alk. paper) U1 - 570.151 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Springer KW - Biology KW - Mathematical models N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Continuous Population Models for Single Species.- Discrete Population Models for a Single Species.- Models for Interacting Populations.- Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination (TSD): Crocodilian Survivorship.- Modelling the Dynamics of Marital Interaction: Divorce Prediction and Marriage Repair.- Reaction Kinetics.- Biological Oscillators and Switches.- BZ Oscillating Reactions.- Perturbed and Coupled Oscillators and Black Holes.- Dynamics of Infectious Diseases: Epidemic Models and AIDS.- Reaction Diffusion, Chemotaxis, and Nonlocal Mechanisms.- Oscillator-Generated Wave Phenomena and Central Pattern Generators.- Biological Waves: Single-Species Models.- Use and Abuse of Fractals N2 - For this new edition Murray is covering certain items in depth, giving new applications such as modeling marital interactions and temperature dependence sex determination. SIAM, 2004: "Murray's Mathematical Biology is a classic that belongs on the shelf of any serious student or researcher in the field ER -