Mathematical Biology II

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.

Mathematical biology, 3rd edition is a richly illustrated text which provides a thorough training in practical mathematical biology and shows how exciting and new mathematical challenges can arise from a genuinely interdisciplinary involvement with the biosciences. It also shows how mathematics can contribute to biology and why physical scientists should get involved - and how to do so. This third edition has been extensively updated and extended in an attempt to cover much of the growth of mathematical biology and the diversity of biomedical applications of mathematical modelling.

From the reviews:



"The 2nd volume of the authors elucidating work highlights a surprisingly broad spectrum of applications in the field of mathematical biology. The sense given to the mathematical texture of thoughts broadens the reader's insight ... . The growing number of specialists in sub-disciplines of mathematical biology will be enjoying the truly concise approach ... . It can so be said that the foremost results ... might be essential for new interpretations of data ... . It is a recommended text for mathematicians ... ." (Daniel Gertsch, Bioworld, Issue 2, 2004)

From the reviews of the third edition:



"This is the second volume of the third edition of Murray's 'Mathematical Biology'. ... covers a wide variety of problems in pattern formation, each discussed in its biological context. ... This volume alone is a large book, with more than 800 pages and a similar number of references. ... it is a valuable collection of results from different areas of mathematical biology." (Carlo Laing, New Zealand Mathematical Society Newsletter, Issue 90, April, 2004) 



"This book, a classical text in mathematical biology, cleverly combines mathematical tools with subject area sciences. The multi-layer way of material presentation makes the book useful for different types of reader including graduate-level students, bioscientists ... . it is an enjoyable reading and I recommend it to anyone with serious interest in mathematical modelling." (V.V. Fedorov, Short Book Reviews, Vol. 23 (3), 2003)

"This second volume of the third edition of Murray's Mathematical biology focuses on partial differential equations (spatial models) and their application to the biomedical sciences. ... Each chapter deals with its particular topic in great detail, usually focusing on one biological example and the associated mathematical model and results. This volume is not an introductory text ... making it