title: Applications of fractal geometry to biology.
abstract: The applications of concepts derived from fractal geometry to biological problems are described. Three major applications are identified: modelling of structures; investigation of theoretical problems; and the measurement of complexity. The review concentrates on methods and algorithms, including potential problems, which can be used with biological problems. These algorithms are drawn from a wide range of literature, including some non-biological sources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Manchester Polytechnic, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fielding
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001695:Biology / Q000379:methods*; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D012984:Software