Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-350) and index.
pt. I. Macroscopics without mathematics -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Morphogen: one word for at least two concepts -- 3. Pictorial reasoning in kinetic theory of pattern and form -- 4. Structure, equilibrium, kinetics -- pt. II. Pattern-forming processes -- 5. The making and breaking of symmetry -- 6. Matters needing mathematics: an introduction -- 7. Kinetic models for stable pattern: an introduction -- pt. III. Bringing experiment and theory together -- 8. Classifications -- 9. Nonlinear reaction-diffusion models -- 10. Approaching agreement?
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Discusses the development of the shapes of living organisms and their parts in a field of science in which there are no generally accepted theoretical principles.