Hormones as tokens of selection : (Record no. 130236)

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International Standard Book Number 9780429026508
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International Standard Book Number 9780429637186
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Cancelled/invalid ISBN 9780367134419
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Cancelled/invalid ISBN 0367134411
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Classification number 612.4/05
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Berg, Hugo van den,
Dates associated with a name 1968-
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Title Hormones as tokens of selection :
Remainder of title qualitative dynamics of homeostasis and regulation in organismal biology /
Statement of responsibility, etc Hugo Antonius van den Berg.
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-- Boca Raton, Florida :
-- CRC Press,
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Formatted contents note The nature of homeostasis -- Gradient-driven regulatory dynamics -- Coupling and pleiotropy -- Differential inclusions -- Application to mammalian nutrient budgets -- The evolutionary perspective -- Critique and outlook.
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Summary, etc Hormones as Tokens of Selection addresses deep questions in biology: How are biological systems controlled? How can one formulate general theories of homeostasis and control and instantiate such theories in mathematical models? How can one use evolutionary arguments to guide our answers to these questions, recognising that the control mechanisms themselves are a product of evolution? Biological systems are exceptionally varied and extremely difficult to understand, because they are complex and experimentation remains limited relative to the challenges at hand. Moreover, biological phenomena occur at a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. Such a deeply convoluted subject calls for a unifying and coherent theoretical foundation -- one which recognises and departs from the primary importance of mathematical modelling and key physicochemical principles to theory formation in the life sciences. This Focus monograph proposes and outlines such a foundation, departing from the deceptively simple proposition that hormones are tokens of evolutionary pressures. Features Provides a coherent and unified approach to a multifaceted problem Pays close attention to both the biological and mathematical modelling aspects of the subject matter, exploring the philosophical background where appropriate Written in a concise and innovative style
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Hormones
General subdivision Genetics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Homeostasis
General subdivision Genetics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Evolution (Biology)
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element MATHEMATICS / General
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Cytology
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856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified Taylor & Francis
Uniform Resource Identifier https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429026508
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Materials specified OCLC metadata license agreement
Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf

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