TY - BOOK AU - Stewart,Ian TI - The mathematics of life SN - 9780465022380 (hbk.) AV - QH323.5 .S743 2011 U1 - 570.1/51 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Basic Books KW - Biomathematics KW - Sears KW - Biology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-334) and index; 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 N2 - Stewart offers a introduction to the role of mathematics in life sciences, from cellular organization to the behavior and evolution of entire organisms UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1115/2011925563-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1115/2011925563-d.html ER -