Ebook: Modeling Dynamic Biological Systems

Models help us understand the dynamics of real-world processes by using the computer to mimic the actual forces that are known or assumed to result in a system's behavior. This book does not require a substantial background in mathematics or computer science.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Modeling Dynamic Biological Systems....Pages 3-27
Exploring Dynamic Biological Systems....Pages 28-38
Risky Population....Pages 39-43
Steady State, Oscillation, and Chaos in Population Dynamics....Pages 44-53
Spatial Dynamics....Pages 54-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Law of Mass Action....Pages 61-64
Catalyzed Product....Pages 65-68
Two-Stage Nutrient Uptake Model....Pages 69-73
Iodine Compartment Model....Pages 74-76
The Brusselator....Pages 77-81
Fitzhugh-Nagumo Neuron Model....Pages 82-86
Solar Radiation to Nonobstructed Inclined Surfaces....Pages 87-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Mating and Mutation of Alleles....Pages 99-103
Natural Selection, Mutation, and Fitness....Pages 104-108
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Odor-Sensing Model....Pages 111-113
Stochastic Resonance....Pages 114-116
Heartbeat Model....Pages 117-122
Bat Thermoregulation....Pages 123-126
The Optimum Plant....Pages 127-130
Infectious Diseases....Pages 131-143
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Adaptive Population Control....Pages 147-153
Roan Herds....Pages 154-158
Population Dynamics of Voles....Pages 159-166
Lemming Model....Pages 167-169
Multistage Insect Models....Pages 170-180
Two Age-Class Parasite Model....Pages 181-185
Monkey Travels....Pages 186-197
Biosynchronicity....Pages 198-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Wildebeest Model....Pages 205-211
Nicholson-Bailey Host-Parasitoid Model....Pages 212-216
Diseased and Healthy Immigrating Insects....Pages 217-226
Two-Species Colonization Model....Pages 227-250
Herbivore-Algae Predator-Prey Model....Pages 251-255
The Grass Carp....Pages 256-271
Recruitment and Trophic Dynamics of Gizzard Shad....Pages 272-287
Modeling Spatial Dynamics of Predator-Prey Interactions in a Changing Environment....Pages 288-295
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Catastrophe....Pages 299-302
Spruce Budworm Dynamics....Pages 303-311
Sandpile....Pages 312-316
Earthquake....Pages 317-332
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Game of Life....Pages 333-356
Daisyworld....Pages 357-369
Front Matter....Pages 371-371
Building a Modeling Community....Pages 373-374
Back Matter....Pages 375-399

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Modeling Dynamic Biological Systems....Pages 3-27
Exploring Dynamic Biological Systems....Pages 28-38
Risky Population....Pages 39-43
Steady State, Oscillation, and Chaos in Population Dynamics....Pages 44-53
Spatial Dynamics....Pages 54-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Law of Mass Action....Pages 61-64
Catalyzed Product....Pages 65-68
Two-Stage Nutrient Uptake Model....Pages 69-73
Iodine Compartment Model....Pages 74-76
The Brusselator....Pages 77-81
Fitzhugh-Nagumo Neuron Model....Pages 82-86
Solar Radiation to Nonobstructed Inclined Surfaces....Pages 87-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Mating and Mutation of Alleles....Pages 99-103
Natural Selection, Mutation, and Fitness....Pages 104-108
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Odor-Sensing Model....Pages 111-113
Stochastic Resonance....Pages 114-116
Heartbeat Model....Pages 117-122
Bat Thermoregulation....Pages 123-126
The Optimum Plant....Pages 127-130
Infectious Diseases....Pages 131-143
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Adaptive Population Control....Pages 147-153
Roan Herds....Pages 154-158
Population Dynamics of Voles....Pages 159-166
Lemming Model....Pages 167-169
Multistage Insect Models....Pages 170-180
Two Age-Class Parasite Model....Pages 181-185
Monkey Travels....Pages 186-197
Biosynchronicity....Pages 198-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Wildebeest Model....Pages 205-211
Nicholson-Bailey Host-Parasitoid Model....Pages 212-216
Diseased and Healthy Immigrating Insects....Pages 217-226
Two-Species Colonization Model....Pages 227-250
Herbivore-Algae Predator-Prey Model....Pages 251-255
The Grass Carp....Pages 256-271
Recruitment and Trophic Dynamics of Gizzard Shad....Pages 272-287
Modeling Spatial Dynamics of Predator-Prey Interactions in a Changing Environment....Pages 288-295
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Catastrophe....Pages 299-302
Spruce Budworm Dynamics....Pages 303-311
Sandpile....Pages 312-316
Earthquake....Pages 317-332
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Game of Life....Pages 333-356
Daisyworld....Pages 357-369
Front Matter....Pages 371-371
Building a Modeling Community....Pages 373-374
Back Matter....Pages 375-399
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