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THE MATHEMATICAL NATURE OF THE LIVING WORLD The Power of Integration CONTENTS FRONT MATTER Gilbert Chauvet i UNDERSTANDING THE FUNCTIONING OF LIVING ORGANISMS: An Introduction to Theoretical Integrative Physiology Gilbert Chauvet 3 PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS: Does Physical Force have a Biological Counterpart? Gilbert Chauvet 21 THE FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS: Living Organisms Possess a Structural Hierarchy Gilbert Chauvet 61 THE INTEGRATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS: Homeostasis in Living Organisms Gilbert Chauvet 97 STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF LIVING ORGANISMS: A New Look at the Structure–Function Relationship in Biology Gilbert Chauvet 121 PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS OF BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT: Towards An Evolutionary Principle of Life Gilbert Chauvet 155 THE ROLE OF SPACE IN FUNCTIONAL BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION: A Biological Field Theory Gilbert Chauvet 213 BACK MATTER Gilbert Chauvet 253 Back

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