The Turing, or reaction-diffusion (RD), model is one of the best-known theoretical models
used to explain self-regulated pattern formation in the developing animal embryo. Although …

Mollusk shell 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Diversity of mollusk classes 3. Structural, microstructural
and ultrastructural considerations on the shell 3.1. Structure of the shell and mineralogy 3.2 …

Low-dimensional nanocrystals with controllable defects or strain modifications are newly
emerging active electrocatalysts for hydrogen-energy conversion and utilization; however, a …

This monograph presents a general mathematical theory for biological growth. It provides
both a conceptual and a technical foundation for the understanding and analysis of …

My major motivation to think about swarm robotics is the question of how probabilistic local
actions of small robots sum up to rational global patterns shown by the swarm. For the …

The quest for simplicity in a complex world has occupied thinkers for millennia. How to
conceptualize what humans observe around them and what they wish to design in order to …

Neurons in the brain communicate by short electrical pulses, the so-called action potentials
or spikes. How can we understand the process of spike generation? How can we …

Fifteen years have elapsed after the second edition of Practical Bifurcation and Stability
Analysis was published. During that time period the? eld of computational bifurcation has …

Channel networks are key to coastal wetland functioning and resilience under climate
change. Vegetation affects sediment and hydrodynamics in many different ways, which calls …

The development of a higher organism is controlled by a complex network of biochemical
reactions that are under genetic control. In the following a short overview is given for some of …