Synchronization of coupled biological oscillators under spatially heterogeneous environmental forcing

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 250, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-47

  Bohn, Andreas ^a   García Ojalvo, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; External field; Heterogeneity; Phase oscillator; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ARRAY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COUPLING; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HETEROGENEITY; SIGNAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SYNCHRONY;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DATA ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDBACK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 36349029740     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.09.036     Document Type: Article

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