Journal article
Quantitative Bioscience for the 21st Century
Abstract
Abstract Using a carefully chosen set of examples, we illustrate the importance and ubiquity of quantitative reasoning in the biological sciences. The examples range across many different levels of biological organization, from diseases through ecosystems, and the problems addressed range from basic to applied. In addition to the overall theme that mathematical and statistical approaches are essential for understanding biological systems, three …
Authors
Hastings A; Arzberger P; Bolker B; Collins S; Ives AR; Johnson NA; Palmer MA
Journal
AIBS Bulletin, Vol. 55, No. 6, pp. 511–517
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
2005
DOI
10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0511:qbftsc]2.0.co;2
ISSN
0096-7645