This richly illustrated third edition provides a thorough training in practical mathematical biology and shows how exciting mathematical challenges can arise from a genuinely interdisciplinary involvement with the biosciences. It has been extensively updated and extended to cover much of the growth of mathematical biology.

From the reviews: ""This book, a classical text in mathematical biology, cleverly combines mathematical tools with subject area sciences."--SHORT BOOK REVIEWS

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Multi-Species Waves and Practical Applications Spatial Pattern Formation with Reaction Diffusion Systems Animal Coat Patterns and Other Practical Applications of Reaction Diffusion Mechanisms Pattern Formation on Growing Domains: Alligators and Snakes Bacterial Patterns and Chemotaxis Mechanical Theory for Generating Pattern and Form in Development Evolution, Morphogenetic Laws, Developmental Constraints and Teratologies A Mechanical Theory of Vascular Network Formation Epidermal Wound Healing Dermal Wound Healing Growth and Control of Brain Tumours Neural Models of Pattern Formation Geographic Spread and Control of Epidemics * Wolf Territoriality, Wolf-Deer Interaction and Survival