Stippling the skin: Generation of anatomical periodicity by reaction-diffusion mechanisms

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 83-102

  Headon, D J ^a   Painter, K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

feather; hair; pattern formation; placode; reaction diffusion

Indexed keywords

FEATHER; HAIR; PATTERN FORMATION; PLACODE; REACTION DIFFUSION;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS;

EID: 70350564632     PISSN: 09735348     EISSN: 17606101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/mmnp/20094402     Document Type: Article

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