Stewart, Ian,  1945- <br/><br/>
The mathematics of life / 
Ian Stewart. 
 - New York :  Basic Books,  c2011. 
 - viii, 358 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-334) and index. 
<br/><br/>Mathematics and biology -- Creatures small and smaller -- Long list of life -- Florally finding Fibonacci -- The origin of species -- In a monastery garden -- The molecule of life -- The book of life -- Taxonomist, taxonomist, spare that tree -- Virus from the Fourth Dimension -- Hidden wiring -- Knots and folds -- Spots and stripes -- Lizard games -- Networking opportunities -- The paradox of the plankton -- What is life? -- Is anybody out there? -- The Sixth Revolution. 
<br/><br/> Stewart offers a introduction to the role of mathematics in life sciences, from cellular organization to the behavior and evolution of entire organisms. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780465022380 (hbk.) 0465022383 (hbk.) 9780465024407 (ebk.) 0465024408 (ebk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011925563  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Biomathematics.<br/>Biology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH323.5  / .S743 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>570.1/51