A mathematical model for adaptive transport network in path finding by true slime mold

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 244, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 553-564

  Tero, Atsushi ^a   Kobayashi, Ryo ^a   Nakagaki, Toshiyuki ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mathematical modeling; Natural adaptive networks; Physarum polycephalum

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; NUMERICAL METHOD; SLIME MOULD;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MAZE TEST; MOULD; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSPORT KINETICS; TRANSPORT NETWORK;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; FEEDBACK; LOCOMOTION; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MYXOGASTRIA; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM;

EID: 33846443614     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.07.015     Document Type: Article

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