Biological evolution and statistical physics /

This set of lecture notes gives a first coherent account of a novel aspect of the living world that can be called biological information. The book presents both a pedagogical and state-of-the art roadmap of this rapidly evolving area and covers the whole field, from information which is encoded in t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lässig, M. (Michael), 1961-, Valleriani, A. (Angelo)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2002]
Series:Lecture notes in physics ; 585.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Statistical Significance and Extremal Ensemble of Gapped Local Hybrid Alignment
  • On the Design of Optimization Critera for Multiple Sequence Alignment
  • Red Queen Dynamics and the Evolution of Translational Redundancy
  • A Testable Genotype-Phenotype Map: Modeling Evolution of RNA Molecules
  • Evolutionary Perspectives on Protein Structure, Stability, and Functionality
  • The Statistical Approach to Molecular Phylogeny: Evidence for a Nonhyperthermophilic Common Ancestor
  • Principles of Cophylogenetic Maps
  • Accounting for Phylogenetic Uncertainty in Comparative Studies of Evolution and Adaptation
  • The "Shape" of Phylogenies Under Simple Random Speciation Models
  • Fitness Landscapes
  • Tempo and Mode in Quasispecies Evolution
  • Multilevel Processes in Evolution and Development
  • Evolutionary Strategies for Solving Optimazation Problems
  • Review of Biological Ageing on the Computer
  • Spatio-Temporal Modes of Speciation.