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Hormones as Tokens of Selection
Qualitative Dynamics of Homeostasis and Regulation in Organismal Biology
Hugo van den Berg
Livre relié | Anglais
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Description
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.
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Contenu
- Nombre de pages :
- 148
- Langue:
- Anglais
Caractéristiques
- EAN:
- 9780367134419
- Date de parution :
- 23-04-19
- Format:
- Livre relié
- Format numérique:
- Genaaid
- Dimensions :
- 140 mm x 218 mm
- Poids :
- 317 g
