TY - BOOK AU - Brauer,Fred AU - Kribs,Christopher TI - Dynamical systems for biological modeling: an introduction T2 - Advances in applied mathematics SN - 9781420066418 U1 - 570.15118 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Boca Raton : PB - CRC Press, KW - Biology KW - Mathematical models KW - Biological systems N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Elementary topics -- 2. Difference equations -- 3. First-order differential equations -- 4. Nonlinear differential equations -- 5. Systems of differential equations -- 6. Topics in modeling systems of populations -- 7. Systems with sustained oscillations and singularities -- Appendices N2 - Presents the techniques required to undertake basic modeling of biological systems through the development and analysis of dynamical systems. This title includes different types of applications from population biology and epidemiology. It provides examples of problems with solutions followed by exercises to reinforce the examples ER -