Pattern Formation by Competition: A Biological Example

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 279-288

  Bezzi, M ^a   Ciliberto, A ^b   Mengoni, A ^b  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competition; Fitness; Multicellular bacteria; Pattern formation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 2342635385     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005192817264     Document Type: Article

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