We'll use the following:
We'll start with PAO, which indexes some 1500 'general' periodicals. The great advantage is its ready access (via Annie terminals) and familiar interface; its main limitations are
You searched for the WORD: chaos biology Periodical Abstracts 14 entries found, entries 1-8 are: APPEARS IN DATE 1 Mathematics : Nonlinear dynamics and Choice Oct 94 2 General biology : Complexity, Chaos, Quarterly Review of Biolo Sep 93 3 Chaos, population biology, and epidem Human Biology Aug 93 4 An orderly progression out of chaos New Scientist Jun 93 5 Loose coupling of predator-prey cycle American Naturalist May 93 6 Sciences : Complexity: Life at the Library Journal Dec 92 7 NIH : Out of Chaos, a Master Plan? Science Feb 92 8 Books : Complexity: Life at the Edg Science News Jan 92 9 Chaos in Time and Space Nature Sep 91 10 Spatial Structure and Chaos in Insect Nature Sep 91 11 Chaos in a Three-Species Food Chain Ecology Jun 91 12 Chaos in Living Systems Science Feb 89 13 Ecologists Flirt with Chaos Science Jan 89 14 Chaos Illumined Nature Mar 88 AUTHOR Jensen, Roderick V. TITLE General biology : Complexity, Chaos, and Biological Evolution (Proceedings of a workshop held in Hindsgavl, Denmark, 6-10 August 1990. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series B: Physics, Volume 270) edited by Erik Mosekilde and Lis Mosekilde. APPEARS IN Quarterly Review of Biology 1993, v68n3, Sep p. 422. SUMMARY Review. Leyburn Library PERIODICALS LIB HAS: 1(1926)- AUTHOR Philippe, P. TITLE Chaos, population biology, and epidemiology : Some research implications. APPEARS IN Human Biology 1993, v65n4, Aug p. 525-546. SUBJECT Biology. Disease. Chaos theory. LEYBURN PERIODICALS LIB HAS: W&L 1- 1929- AUTHOR Lewin, Roger. TITLE An orderly progression out of chaos : The Origins of Order: Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution by Stuart A. Kauffman. APPEARS IN New Scientist 1993, v138n1876, Jun 5, p. 46. SUMMARY Review. Leyburn Library PERIODICALS LIB HAS: 103(1984)- (Roger Lewin is the author of Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos [reviewed below], which describes Kauffman's work in considerable detail) AUTHOR Vandermeer, John. TITLE Loose coupling of predator-prey cycles : Entrainment, chaos, and intermittency in the classic MacArthur consumer-resource equations. APPEARS IN American Naturalist 1993, v141n5, May p. 687-716. SUMMARY The behavior of the classic MacArthur consumer-resource equations is explored after relaxing the implicit assumption of no limit cycles. As the level of connectedness increases, the sequence of period doubling is observed that leads to a chaotic attractor. SUBJECT Research. Predation. Chaos theory. Mathematics. Biology. Leyburn Library PERIODICALS LIB HAS: ...03),41(1907),47(1913)-74(1940),79(1945),104(1970),105(1971)- AUTHOR Williams, Connie. TITLE Books : Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos by Roger Lewin. APPEARS IN Science News 1992, v142n23, Dec 5, p. 386. SUMMARY Review. SUBJECT Nonfiction. Chaos theory. Leyburn Library PERIODICALS LIB HAS: 89(1966)-128(1985) (Current issues retained til m-film rec'd) AUTHOR Ives, Anthony R. TITLE Chaos in Time and Space. APPEARS IN Nature 1991, v353n6341, Sep 19, p. 214-215. SUMMARY Researchers show that simple interactions among species may lead not only to chaotic fluctuations through time but also to chaotic patterns in space where population booms and busts happen in a seemingly random pattern. SUBJECT Biology. Leyburn Library PERIODICALS LIB HAS: 46(1892)-51(1894/95),53(1895/96)-103(1919),183(1959)- AUTHOR Hassell, Michael P. TITLE Spatial Structure and Chaos in Insect Population Dynamics. APPEARS IN Nature 1991, v353n6341, Sep 19, p. 255-258. SUMMARY Results of a study of mathematical models for host-parasitoid interactions, where in each generation specified fractions of the host and parasitoid subpopulations in each patch move to adjacent patches, are presented. SUBJECT Biology. AUTHOR Hastings, Alan. TITLE Chaos in a Three-Species Food Chain. APPEARS IN Ecology 1991, v72n3, Jun p. 896-903. SUMMARY A continuous time model of a food chain incorporating nonlinear functional responses exhibits chaotic dynamics in long-term behavior when biologically reasonable parameter values are chosen. The appearance of chaos in this model suggests that chaotic dynamics may be common in natural food webs. Leyburn Library PERIODICALS LIB HAS: 40(1959)- AUTHOR Schaffer, W M. TITLE Chaos in Living Systems. APPEARS IN Science 1989, v243n4891, Feb 3, p. 675-676. SUMMARY W M Schaffer reviews "From Clocks to Chaos: The Rhythms of Life" by Leon Glass and Michael C. Mackey. Leyburn Library PERIODICALS LIB HAS: ...(1895)-202(1978) (Current issues retained til m-film rec'd) (From Clocks to Chaos was the fourth source that turned up from our Annie search for chao* biolog*) AUTHOR Pool, Robert. TITLE Ecologists Flirt with Chaos. APPEARS IN Science 1989, v243n4889, Jan 20, p. 310-313. SUMMARY The relationship between population biology and theories of chaos is examined. While it is uncertain whether or not biological populations exhibit chaos, the search for this unusual type of order is leading to new ways of thinking about ecology. AUTHOR Dunn, Graham. TITLE Chaos Illumined. APPEARS IN Nature 1988, v332n6163, Mar 31, p. 406. SUMMARY Graham Dunn reviews "Chaos in Biological Systems," edited by H. Degn, A. V. Holden and L. F. Olsen.
Here are some TERMS that seem relevant to 'chaos biology', extracted from those PAO records and suggesting subjects I might profitably explore in more detail in this connection:
Let's see if we can broaden the search a bit by truncating:
WORD : chao* biolog* Periodical Abstracts Expanding "CHAO*"(hit 's' to stop): CHAO is in 50 titles. CHAOBORUS is in 2 titles. CHAOS is in 1102 titles. CHAOTIC is in 121 titles. CHAOTICLIKE is in 1 title. CHAOTICS is in 1 title. CHAOUIA is in 1 title. CHAOVALIT is in 7 titles. CHAOVALITS is in 1 title. CHAOYANG is in 1 title. CHAOYING is in 1 title. CHAOZHU is in 1 title. CHAO* is in 1250 titles. Expanding "BIOLOG*"(hit 's' to stop): BIOLOG is in 11 titles. BIOLOGEN is in 1 title. BIOLOGIA is in 1 title. BIOLOGIC is in 36 titles. BIOLOGICA is in 2 titles. BIOLOGICAE is in 2 titles. BIOLOGICAL is in 2288 titles. You searched for the WORD: chao* biolog* Periodical Abstracts 18 entries found, entries 1-8 are: APPEARS IN DATE 1 Mathematics : Nonlinear dynamics and Choice Oct 94 * 2 Biological conditions for chaos in a Ecology Mar 94 3 General biology : Complexity, Chaos, Quarterly Review of Biolo Sep 93 4 Chaos, population biology, and epidem Human Biology Aug 93 * 5 Bookshelf : Methods in Nucleic Acids American Journal of Physi Jul 93 6 An orderly progression out of chaos New Scientist Jun 93 7 Loose coupling of predator-prey cycle American Naturalist May 93 8 Sciences : Complexity: Life at the Library Journal Dec 92 9 NIH : Out of Chaos, a Master Plan? Science Feb 92 * 10 Predator-Mediated Plasticity of Prey American Naturalist Feb 92 11 Books : Complexity: Life at the Edg Science News Jan 92 12 Chaos in Time and Space Nature Sep 91 13 Spatial Structure and Chaos in Insect Nature Sep 91 14 Chaos in a Three-Species Food Chain Ecology Jun 91 * 15 New Biological Software : CHAOS Plus Quarterly Review of Biolo Mar 91 16 Chaos in Living Systems Science Feb 89 17 Ecologists Flirt with Chaos Science Jan 89 18 Chaos Illumined Nature Mar 88In the mtDNA example even this very limited search produces a great variety of interesting-looking terms and connections that we might profitably follow up:
(The * marks those not in the original set, and at least in THIS case we don't get much that adds greatly to what we already knew): AUTHOR McCann, Kevin. TITLE Biological conditions for chaos in a three-species food chain. APPEARS IN Ecology 1994, v75n2, Mar p. 561-564. SUMMARY The three-species food chain representing a chaotic population system that was developed by Hastings and Powell is discussed. The parameter values used by Hastings and Powell are biologically improbable. You searched for the WORD: chao* biolog* Periodical Abstracts AUTHOR Spitze, Ken. TITLE Predator-Mediated Plasticity of Prey Life History and Morphology : Chaoborus Americanus Predation on Daphnia pulex. APPEARS IN American Naturalist 1992, v139n2, Feb p. 229-247. SUMMARY Using a temporal sequence of electrophoretic surveys, the relative fitness of genotypes in large laboratory populations in the presence and in the absence of Chaoborus americanus was examined. (AHAH! here's a "false positive": chao* gets 'Chaoborus') AUTHOR Janke, Steven. TITLE New Biological Software : CHAOS Plus .. APPEARS IN Quarterly Review of Biology 1991, v66n1, Mar p. 118-119. SUMMARY Steven Janke reviews CHAOS Plus from EduTech, created by John Elberfeld. SUBJECT EduTech CHAOS Plus. Software. Mathematics. Leyburn Library PERIODICALS LIB HAS: 1(1926)-
Now let's try some searches with our other subject, for which we found so few books last week: You searched for the WORD: mitochondrial dna Periodical Abstracts 153 entries found, entries 1-8 are: APPEARS IN DATE 1 Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation Proceedings of the Nation Sep 94 2 NADH dehydrogenase subunit genes in t Journal of Bacteriology Sep 94 3 An unusual type of mitochondrial DNA Proceedings of the Nation Aug 94 4 Mitochondrial DNA polymorphism in nor Human Biology Aug 94 5 Phylogeny and evolution of the auks ( Proceedings of the Nation Aug 94 6 Polynesian mitochondrial DNAs reveal Human Biology Aug 94 7 Signature of ancient population growt Human Biology Aug 94 8 A second type of normal maize mitocho Genetics Jul 94 9 Nonneutral evolution at the mitochond Proceedings of the Nation Jul 94 10 Rapid morphological radiation and con Proceedings of the Nation Jul 94 11 A mitochondrial DNA mutation at nucle Proceedings of the Nation Jun 94 12 Diffuse leukodystrophy with a large-s Lancet Jun 94 13 Mitochondrial minicircle DNA supports Proceedings of the Nation Jun 94 14 Sequences with the potential to form Genetics May 94 15 A subtype of diabetes mellitus associ New England Journal of Me Apr 94 16 Human mitochondria and mitochondrial Journal of Cell Biology Apr 94 17 Mitochondrial DNA and allozyme analys Journal of Wildlife Manag Apr 94 18 Reexamination of barbet monophyly usi Auk Apr 94 19 Allozyme and mitochondrial DNA variat Marine Biology Mar 94 20 Low, but strongly structured mitochon Genetics Mar 94 21 Mitochondrial DNA variation and the e Genetics Mar 94 22 Paternally inherited chloroplast poly Genetics Mar 94 23 Rapid communication : A unique SacII Journal of Animal Science Mar 94 24 Genetic studies in Cameroon : Mitocho Human Biology Feb 94 25 Geographic patterns of mitochondrial- Journal of Mammalogy Feb 94 26 Historical biogeography and contempor Evolution Feb 94 27 Mitochondrial DNA "clock" for the Ame Proceedings of the Nation Feb 94 28 Pairwise comparisons of mitochondrial Genetics Feb 94 29 Rate limits for mispairing and compen Evolution Feb 94 30 The geography of mitochondrial DNA va Evolution Feb 94 31 A method for calibrating molecular cl Genetics Dec 93 32 Application of a random walk model to Genetics Dec 93 33 Mitochondrial DNA hyperdiversity and Condor Nov 93 34 Mitochondrial-genome-encoded RNAs : D Proceedings of the Nation Nov 93 35 Mitochondrial DNA and allozyme variat Aquaculture Nov 93 36 Multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions Journals of Gerontology Nov 93 37 Systematic and taxonomic inplications Journal of Mammalogy Nov 93 38 Concordant mitochondrial and nuclear Proceedings of the Nation Oct 93 39 Genetic subdivisions among small cani Evolution Oct 93 40 Maize mitochondrial manganese superox Proceedings of the Nation Oct 93 ....etc (and PAO is a GENERAL database, not known for richness in 'scientific' journals! A lot of very useful material that quickly broadens our sense of what's so hot about 'mitochondrial dna'. Notice the very wide range of species and topics to which mtDNA seems to be connected): AUTHOR Wallace, Douglas C. TITLE Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in human evolution and disease. APPEARS IN Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1994, v91n19, Sep 13, p. 8739-8746. SUMMARY Germ-line and somatic mtDNA mutations are hypothesized to act together to shape history and health. Germ-line mtDNA mutuations have been associated with a variety of degenerative diseases. SUBJECT Enzymes. Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA. Disease. Evolution. Leyburn Library PERIODICALS LIB HAS: 61(1978)- (incidentally, Douglas C. Wallace is one of the foremost authorities in mitochondrial dna research; we'll see his name turning up quite often) AUTHOR Zouros, Eleftherios. TITLE An unusual type of mitochondrial DNA inheritance in the blue mussel Mytilus. APPEARS IN Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1994, v91n16, Aug 2, p. 7463-7467. SUMMARY In animals, mitochrondial DNA (mtDNA) inheritance is predominantly maternal. However, biparental inheritance is common in mussels of the genus Mytilus. Direct evidence that sex and mtDNA inheritance are coupled in Mytilus is presented. AUTHOR Astrinidis, A. TITLE Mitochondrial DNA polymorphism in northern Greece. APPEARS IN Human Biology 1994, v66n4, Aug p. 601-611. SUMMARY A study examined the polymorphism of human mitochondrial DNA in 118 Greeks. Results indicated one new morph that is the result of a mutation, and 18 mitochondrial DNA types were identified. AUTHOR Moum, Truls. TITLE Phylogeny and evolution of the auks (subfamily Alcinae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences. APPEARS IN Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1994, v91n17, Aug 16, p. 7912-7916. SUMMARY The genetic divergence and phylogeny of the auks was assessed by mitochondrial DNA sequence comparisons in a study using 19 of the 22 auk species and two outgroup representatives. An early adaptive radiation of six main species groups of auks seems to trace back to Middle Miocene. SUBJECT Evolution. Birds. Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA. Classification. AUTHOR Lum, J Koji. TITLE Polynesian mitochondrial DNAs reveal three deep maternal lineage clusters. APPEARS IN Human Biology 1994, v66n4, Aug p. 567-590. SUMMARY Polynesians exhibit at least three distinct mitochondrial DNA groups that probably have a common maternal lineage. Results of a study on Polynesians indicate that, during the colonization of the Pacific, Asian immigrants mixed with Melanesians and carried a complex variety of maternal genotypes. SUBJECT Polynesia. Genetics. Anthropology. Deoxyribonucleic acid. AUTHOR Harpending, H C. TITLE Signature of ancient population growth in a low-resolution mitochondrial DNA mismatch distribution. APPEARS IN Human Biology 1994, v66n4, Aug p. 591-600. SUMMARY A study examined whether the smoothness of low-resolution data on mitochondria DNA mismatch distributions is indicative of ancient population growth. Results indicate that the smoothness of the distribution is hardly affected by population structure. AUTHOR Fauron, Christiane M-R. TITLE A second type of normal maize mitochondrial genome : An evolutionary link. APPEARS IN Genetics 1994, v137n3, Jul p. 875-882. SUMMARY A new type of maize mitochondrial gene has been identified in the male fertile inbred line A188 and has been named NA. It is classified as a new type since the genome contains unique DNA sequences and unique sets of repeated sequences. AUTHOR Brower, Andrew V Z. TITLE Rapid morphological radiation and convergence among races of the butterfly Heliconius erato inferred from patterns of mitochondrial DNA evolution. APPEARS IN Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1994, v91n14, Jul 5, p. 6491-6495. SUMMARY The parallel geographical variation in the brightly colored wing patterns of the neotropical Heliconius butterflies within several widespread species has been invoked to support the controversial Pleistocene refugium hypothesis of tropical diversification. The evolutinary rates and relationships among geographical races in the Heliconius species are examined. SUBJECT Evolution. Butterflies & moths. Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA. AUTHOR Jun, Albert S. TITLE A mitochondrial DNA mutation at nucleotide pair 14459 of the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 gene associated with maternally inherited Leber hereditary optic neuropathy and dystonia. APPEARS IN Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1994, v91n13, Jun 21, p. 6206-6210. SUMMARY A five-generation Hispanic family expressing maternally transmitted Leber hereditary optic neuropathy and/or early- onset dystonia associated with bilateral basal ganglia lesions was studied. Results suggest that an mtDNA mutation causes the disease. SUBJECT Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA. Mutation. Medical research. Genetics. AUTHOR Hayashi, Jun-Ichi. TITLE Human mitochondria and mitochondrial genome function as a single dynamic cellular unit. APPEARS IN Journal of Cell Biology 1994, v125n1, Apr p. 43-50. SUMMARY In a study, three kinds of human cells were used to determine how intermitochondrial interactions can occur. Mitochondrial transfection techniques were used to create an environment suitable for interaction between mitochondria with and without mitochondrial DNA. AUTHOR Lee, Thomas E Jr. TITLE Mitochondrial DNA and allozyme analysis of North American pronghorn populations. APPEARS IN Journal of Wildlife Management 1994, v58n2, Apr p. 307-318. SUMMARY A study assesses allozyme variation in 330 pronghorn from 29 populations. The study used restriction-fragment analysis to measure mitochondrial DNA variation in 110 individuals representing most of the pronghorn range. SUBJECT Animal populations. Deer. Wildlife conservation. Biology. Classification. AUTHOR Ward, R D. TITLE Allozyme and mitochondrial DNA variation in yellowfin tuna ( Thunnus albacares) from the Pacific Ocean. APPEARS IN Marine Biology 1994, v118n4, Mar p. 531-539. SUMMARY A study used samples of yellowfin tuna from the Pacific Ocean to examine their genetic variability. Results revealed that a subset of individuals had an average nucleotide diversity per sample of 0.359% AUTHOR Jinsheng Dong. TITLE Paternally inherited chloroplast polymorphism in Pinus : Estimation of diversity and population subdivision, and tests of disequilibrium with a maternally inherited mitochondrial polymorphism. APPEARS IN Genetics 1994, v136n3, Mar p. 1187-1194. SUMMARY A study examined natural populations of jack pine and lodgepole pine in order to estimate population subdivision parameters of a paternally inherited cpDNA polymorphism and to test statistical associations of chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA variants. SUBJECT Trees. Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA. Genes. Genetics. AUTHOR Scozzari, Rosaria. TITLE Genetic studies in Cameroon : Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in Bamileke. APPEARS IN Human Biology 1994, v66n1, Feb p. 1-12. SUMMARY In two population samples of 77 Bamileke and 18 Bakaka from southwestern Cameroon, the mitochondrial DNA RFLPs for the HpaI , HaeII, MspI, AvaII and Hinc II enzymes were studied. The results are discussed. AUTHOR Theimer, Tad C. TITLE Geographic patterns of mitochondrial-DNA variation in collared peccaries. APPEARS IN Journal of Mammalogy 1994, v75n1, Feb p. 121-128. SUMMARY The variation in mitochondrial DNA of 84 collared peccaries from Arizona and four peccaries from Texas was examined using 12 restriction enzymes to determine their geographic pattern of variation. The results suggest that Arizona was colonized by at least three mtDNA lineages. SUBJECT Arizona. Mammals. Genetics. Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA. AUTHOR Ellsworth, Darrell L. TITLE Historical biogeography and contemporary patterns of mitochondrial DNA variation in white-tailed deer from the southeastern United States. APPEARS IN Evolution 1994, v48n1, Feb p. 122-136. SUMMARY Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was used to characterize patterns of geographic variation among white-tailed deer populations in the southeastern US. Ecological and demographic characteristics of deer have effectively preserved the historical pattern of intraspecific mtDNA differentiation. SUBJECT Southern states. Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA. Animal populations. Deer. AUTHOR Torroni, Antonio. TITLE Mitochondrial DNA "clock" for the Amerinds and its implications for timing their entry into North America. APPEARS IN Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1994, v91n3, Feb 1, p. 1158-1162. SUMMARY It is estimated that the separation of the Chibcha-speaking tribes of Central America from other linguistic groups began approximately 8,000-10,000 years before the present. Characterization of the mtDNA of 110 Chibcha speakers with 14 restriction enzymes leads on the basis of their time depth to an estimated mtDNA nucleotide substitution rate for Amerinds of 0.022-0.020% per 10,000 years. SUBJECT Central America. Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA. AUTHOR Marjoram, Paul. TITLE Pairwise comparisons of mitochondrial DNA sequences in subdivided populations and implications for early human evolution. APPEARS IN Genetics 1994, v136n2, Feb p. 673-683. SUMMARY The effect on the distribution of pairwise differences between mitochondrial DNA sequences of the incorporation into the underlying population genetics model of two particular effects that seem realistic for human populations is examined. Population genetics models fail to reflect important features of human mitochondrial DNA evolution. SUBJECT Genetics. Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA. Evolution. AUTHOR Lynch, Michael. TITLE A method for calibrating molecular clocks and its application to animal mitochondrial DNA. APPEARS IN Genetics 1993, v135n4, Dec p. 1197-1208. SUMMARY A study developed a least-squares procedure for calibrating molecular clocks. Results indicate that the average rate of mitochondrial DNA evolution is elevated with respect to that of nuclear DNA. AUTHOR Lougheed, Stephen C. TITLE Mitochondrial DNA hyperdiversity and vocal dialects in a subspecies transition of the rufous-collared sparrow. APPEARS IN Condor 1993, v95n4, Nov p. 889-895. SUMMARY A study investigated the variation in rufous-collared sparrow song dialects. DNA variability was found to reflect secondary introgression between two subspecies. SUBJECT Ornithology. Birds. Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA. Evolution.