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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Recent developments in biologically inspired computing / Leandro N. DeCastro, Fernando J. Von Zuben, editor[s].

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

-- ISBN 1-59140-313-8 (pbk.)

1. Computational intelligence. 2. Biology--Mathematical models. 3. Artificial intelligence--Biological applications.

[DNLM: 1. Computational Biology. 2. Models, Biological. 3. Algorithms. 4. Artificial Intelligence. QU 26.5 R294 2005] I. DeCastro, Leandro N. II. Von Zuben, Fernando J.
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