Applications of Mathematical Modelling to Biological Pattern Formation
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The formation of spatiotemporal patterning in biology has intrigued experimentalists and theoreticians for many generations. Here we present a brief review of some mathematical models for pattern formation and then focus on three models which use the phenomenon of chemotaxis to generate pattern.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006