Mycelial response to spatiotemporal nutrient heterogeneity: A velocity-jump mathematical model

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-136

  Hopkins, Steven ^a   Boswell, Graeme P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autotropism; Circular random walk; Cord formation; Hybrid mathematical model; Translocation; Velocity jump model

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

EID: 84857064736     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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