Multi-scaled adaptability in motility and pattern formation of the Physarum plasmodium

International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 131-138

  Shirakawa, T ^a   Yokoyama, K ^a   Yamachiyo, M ^b   Gunji, Y P ^b   Miyake, Y ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptive behaviours; Allometry; Bio inspired computation; Cell motility; Pattern formation; Physarum polycephalum

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; CELLS; MORPHOLOGY;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOUR; ALLOMETRY; BIO INSPIRED COMPUTATION; CELL MOTILITY; PATTERN FORMATION; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 84862162804     PISSN: 17580366     EISSN: 17580374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBIC.2012.047236     Document Type: Article

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