Keywords:
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
No detailed description available for "Self-Organization in Biological Systems".
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (548 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780691212920
Series Statement:
Princeton Studies in Complexity Series ; v.7
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6175080
DDC:
570/.1/1
Language:
English
Note:
Cover page -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Explanation of Color Plates -- Prologue: Aims and Scope of the Book -- Part I: Introduction to Biological Self-Organization -- Chapter 1 - What Is Self-Organization? -- Chapter 2 - How Self-OrganizationWorks -- Chapter 3 - Characteristics of Self-Organizing Systems -- Chapter 4 - Alternatives to Self-Organization -- Chapter 5 - Why Self-Organization? -- Chapter 6 - Investigation of Self-Organization -- Chapter 7 - Misconceptions about Self-Organization -- Part II: Case Studies -- Chapter 8 - Pattern Formation in Slime Molds and Bacteria -- Chapter 9 - Feeding Aggregations of Bark Beetles -- Chapter 10 - Synchronized Flashing among Fireflies -- Chapter 11 - Fish Schooling -- Chapter 12 - Nectar Source Selection by Honey Bees -- Chapter 13 - Trail Formation in Ants -- Chapter 14 - The Swarm Raids of Army Ants -- Chapter 15 - Colony Thermoregulation in Honey Bees -- Chapter 16 - Comb Patterns in Honey Bee Colonies -- Chapter 17 - Wall Building by Ants -- Chapter 18 - Termite Mound Building -- Chapter 19 - Construction Algorithms in Wasps -- Chapter 20 - Dominance Hierarchies in Paper Wasps -- Part III: Conclusions -- Chapter 21 - Lessons, Speculations, and the Future of Self-Organization -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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