Self-organization in biological systems

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1. inoopApr 2014
   I highly recommend 'Self Organization in Biological Systems' by Camazine et. al.

   Each chapter describes a single mechanism found in biology: e.g., ant foraging, termite nest building, etc. For each such mechanism they first provide an accessible, well-written description of the process from a biological perspective, and then go on to simulate it using numerical analysis and computer simulation.

   http://www.amazon.com/Self-Organization-Biological-Systems-P...

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2. Snail_CommandoApr 2014
   This book isn't directly related to all of OP's comment, but it addresses emergent, meta-properties of systems---which seems to me to be an important component of OP's (outstanding) comment. The book is an exploration of complex behaviours and properties that arise from seemingly simple actors, actions, and individual characteristics taken in aggregate; essentially, the dynamics and structures of meta-properties/behaviours in systems.

   More directly, the book also addresses examples of swarm dynamics and intelligence.

   "Self Organization in Biological Systems"

   http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7104.html

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