Shows how attention to transcending functions provides a new integrative approach to mathematics that can improve the critical thinking and problem-solving skills required for addressing large-scale problems. Contains 38 references. (DDR)

Describes advances in capture-recapture modeling, including the biologically motivated emphasis on model-based hypothesis testing and the development of models for spatially stratified populations. Discusses the severe problems associated with count statistics reflecting unknown sampling fractions. (67 references) (KR)