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Optimality Principles in Biology

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  • © 1967

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Authors:
  1. Robert Rosen

    1. Committee on Mathematical Biology, The University of Chicago, USA

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. General Considerations

    • Robert Rosen
    Pages 1-12

  3. Basic Mathematical Techniques

    • Robert Rosen
    Pages 13-40

  4. The Vascular System

    • Robert Rosen
    Pages 41-60

  5. Ontogeny and Phylogeny

    • Robert Rosen
    Pages 61-70

  6. Optimality and the Allometric Law

    • Robert Rosen
    Pages 71-86

  7. Optimality and D’arcy Thompson’s Theory of Transformations

    • Robert Rosen
    Pages 87-104

  8. Homeostasis in Biology: General Orientation

    • Robert Rosen
    Pages 105-115

  9. Input-Output Systems

    • Robert Rosen
    Pages 116-132

  10. Some Biological Regulators

    • Robert Rosen
    Pages 133-154

  11. Dynamical Systems and Control Theory

    • Robert Rosen
    Pages 155-165

  12. Adaptive Systems in Biology

    • Robert Rosen
    Pages 166-183

  13. Biology and the Social Sciences

    • Robert Rosen
    Pages 184-194

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 195-198
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Committee on Mathematical Biology, The University of Chicago, USA

    Robert Rosen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Optimality Principles in Biology

  • Authors: Robert Rosen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6419-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1967

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-6207-2Published: 01 January 1967

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6419-9Published: 19 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 198

  • Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Consumer Packaged Goods, Engineering, Pharma

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