Mathematical Biology is a richly illustrated textbook in an exciting and fast growing field. Providing an in-depth look at the practical use of math modeling, it features exercises throughout that are drawn from a variety of bioscientific disciplines - population biology, developmental biology, physiology, epidemiology, and evolution, among others. It maintains a consistent level throughout so that graduate students can use it to gain a foothold into this dynamic research area.

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Continuous Population Models for Single Species Discrete Population Models for a Single Species Models for Interacting Populations Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination (TSD): Crocodilian Survivorship Modelling the Dynamics of Marital Interaction: Divorce Prediction and Marriage Repair Reaction Kinetics Biological Oscillators and Switches BZ Oscillating Reactions Perturbed and Coupled Oscillators and Black Holes Dynamics of Infectious Diseases: Epidemic Models and AIDS Reaction Diffusion, Chemotaxis, and Non-local Mechanisms Oscillator Generated Wave Phenomena and Central Pattern Generators Biological Waves: Single Species Models * Use and Abuse of Fractals