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100			_a Elizabeth S. Allman
245			_aMathematical Models in Biology: An Introduction
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2004
300			_axiii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
505			_aDynamic modeling with different equations -- Linear models of structured populations -- Non-linear models of interactions -- Modeling molecular evolution -- Constructing phylogenic trees -- Genetics -- Infectious disease modeling -- Curve fitting and biological modeling -- Basic analysis of numerical data.
520			_aFocusing on discrete models across a variety of biological subdisciplines, this introductory textbook includes linear and non-linear models of populations, Markov models of molecular evolution, phylogenetic tree construction from DNA sequence data, genetics, and infectious disease models. Assuming no knowledge of calculus, the development of mathematical topics, such as matrix algebra and basic probability, is motivated by the biological models. Computer research with MATLAB is incorporated throughout in exercises and more extensive projects to provide readers with actual experience with the mathematical models
650			_a Biology -- Mathematical models.
700			_aJohn A. Rhodes
942			_cBK