Self-Organization in Biological Systems

by Scott Camazine, Nigel R. Franks, Jean-Louis Deneubourg

Book Overview

The synchronized flashing of fireflies at night. The spiraling patterns of an aggregating slime mold. The anastomosing network of army-ant trails. The coordinated movements of a school of fish. Researchers are finding in such patterns--phenomena that have fascinated naturalists for centuries--a fertile new approach to understanding biological systems: the study of self-organization. This book, a primer on self-organization in biological systems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691116245
• ISBN13: 9780691116242
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 562 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 9.8"