Chaos in biology
A Lesne, A.
Rivista di Biologia 99(3): 467-481
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-6050 PMID: 17299700 Document Number: 599851
This paper presents a brief and pedagogical account of the relevance of chaos theory in biology. A few caveats to avoid misleading interpretations are underlined, for instance the required determinism and consistency of the experimental time series. The selective advantage offered by a properly controlled chaotic dynamics is discussed on the examples of cardiac rhythm and brain dynamics.