Advances in Computer Methods for Systematic Biolog y: Artificial Intelligence, Databases, Computer Vision - Hardcover

Fortuner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801844924 ISBN 13: 9780801844928

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press, 1993

Synopsis

In this book, Renaud Fortuner brings together a group of leading authorities to explore the application of artificial intelligence and other modern computer methods to that branch of biology known as systematics - the field of study aimed at identifying and classifying organisms and reconstructing their evolutionary relationships. The book begins with an overview of artificial intelligence and its applications in biology and medicine. Subsequent chapters then focus on four main areas of computer applications to systematics: methods of phylogenetic reconstruction; identification of biological specimens through computerized "reasoning paths" known as "expert systems"; the use of databases; and machine vision, that is, the computerized recording and analysis of the physical features of organisms. The sections are prefaced by tutorial chapters presenting current problems in systematics along with possible computer solutions. Based on the 1990 AR TISYST conference sponsored by the National Science Foundation, with recommendations for future funding, the volume is both a comprehensive treatmetn of state-of-the-art research in computer science and systematic biology and a practical guide for specialists in either field who are considering possible collaboration.

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Review

"A computer scientist will learn the basic ideas, methods, and requirements of systematic biology from this book. Biological scientists will discover the application of modern computer methods and software to their study area." -- Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Edition details

• Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801844924
• ISBN 13: 9780801844928
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 584