Index
A
Abstraction, 5, 7
Accuracy, 20, 25
Adaptation, 186
Adaptive control, 185
Albedo, 412, 415, 416, 423
Algal growth, 75, 305
Algorithm, 37
Allele, 99–103
Amplification, 93
Amplitude, 31, 137, 170, 199, 200, 202, 203
Analogy, 3, 5, 8, 9, 86, 241
analytical, 38, 154
Anomaly, 9
Anthropomorphism, 6
Aorta, 141, 143, 146
Area, 13, 27, 37, 158, 159, 162, 164, 165,
183–185, 190, 193, 198, 208, 209, 211,
233, 280, 283, 284, 286, 293, 294, 309,
310, 312, 318, 321, 322, 349, 350, 357,
388, 389, 417, 420, 423
Arterial system, 141
Art of modeling, 3–6
Atmosphere, 158, 411, 412
Atmospheric transmission coefficient, 157,
159, 161, 162
ATP, 78
Atrium, 141, 143, 145, 146
Autocatalytic process, 85
B
Bang-bang, 152, 154
Bat, 147–150
Bicuspid valve, 141, 146
Biological control, 276, 311
Biologist, 3, 102
Biology, 3, 4, 8, 99, 102, 197, 203, 416
Biomanipulation, 311, 327, 328, 333, 344,
345, 349
Biomass, 52, 75–79, 151, 154, 157–159, 162,
285, 311, 312, 318, 327, 333–335, 343,
345, 346
Biosynchronicity, 241–245
Birth rate, 9, 14, 18, 41–43, 175, 179, 183–186,
189, 198, 273, 280, 358, 367, 368, 370
Bobwhite, 357, 361
Brain, 51, 52, 91, 133–135, 138, 143
Brusselator, 55, 85–89
C
Caloric density, 314
Canopy, 159, 162, 229, 234, 236–238, 382
Capacitance, 8, 242
Carbohydrate, 159
Carrying capacity, 29–34, 41, 49, 191,
198–200, 203, 250, 251, 269, 273, 274,
276, 280, 324, 350, 352, 355, 367–370,
382, 383
Catalyzed reaction, 69, 72
Catastrophe, 52, 377–382, 420
Catastrophic event, 377, 378
Cellular automaton, 391, 392
Census, 18, 184, 259
Chaos, 3, 10, 47–57, 85, 94, 270, 271, 377
Chaotic behavior, 50, 52, 141
Chemical system, 55, 65
Chemistry, 5, 8, 66, 411, 412
Chicken pox, 174
Circulatory system, 81
Climate change, 203, 361
Clutch size, 350, 358
Coexistence, 250, 252
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A
Abstraction, 5, 7
Accuracy, 20, 25
Adaptation, 186
Adaptive control, 185
Albedo, 412, 415, 416, 423
Algal growth, 75, 305
Algorithm, 37
Allele, 99–103
Amplification, 93
Amplitude, 31, 137, 170, 199, 200, 202, 203
Analogy, 3, 5, 8, 9, 86, 241
analytical, 38, 154
Anomaly, 9
Anthropomorphism, 6
Aorta, 141, 143, 146
Area, 13, 27, 37, 158, 159, 162, 164, 165,
183–185, 190, 193, 198, 208, 209, 211,
233, 280, 283, 284, 286, 293, 294, 309,
310, 312, 318, 321, 322, 349, 350, 357,
388, 389, 417, 420, 423
Arterial system, 141
Art of modeling, 3–6
Atmosphere, 158, 411, 412
Atmospheric transmission coefficient, 157,
159, 161, 162
ATP, 78
Atrium, 141, 143, 145, 146
Autocatalytic process, 85
B
Bang-bang, 152, 154
Bat, 147–150
Bicuspid valve, 141, 146
Biological control, 276, 311
Biologist, 3, 102
Biology, 3, 4, 8, 99, 102, 197, 203, 416
Biomanipulation, 311, 327, 328, 333, 344,
345, 349
Biomass, 52, 75–79, 151, 154, 157–159, 162,
285, 311, 312, 318, 327, 333–335, 343,
345, 346
Biosynchronicity, 241–245
Birth rate, 9, 14, 18, 41–43, 175, 179, 183–186,
189, 198, 273, 280, 358, 367, 368, 370
Bobwhite, 357, 361
Brain, 51, 52, 91, 133–135, 138, 143
Brusselator, 55, 85–89
C
Caloric density, 314
Canopy, 159, 162, 229, 234, 236–238, 382
Capacitance, 8, 242
Carbohydrate, 159
Carrying capacity, 29–34, 41, 49, 191,
198–200, 203, 250, 251, 269, 273, 274,
276, 280, 324, 350, 352, 355, 367–370,
382, 383
Catalyzed reaction, 69, 72
Catastrophe, 52, 377–382, 420
Catastrophic event, 377, 378
Cellular automaton, 391, 392
Census, 18, 184, 259
Chaos, 3, 10, 47–57, 85, 94, 270, 271, 377
Chaotic behavior, 50, 52, 141
Chemical system, 55, 65
Chemistry, 5, 8, 66, 411, 412
Chicken pox, 174
Circulatory system, 81
Climate change, 203, 361
Clutch size, 350, 358
Coexistence, 250, 252
B. Hannon and M. Ruth, Modeling Dynamic Biological Systems,
Modeling Dynamic Systems, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-05615-9,
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
429