Dictyostelium discoideum slugs show a pronounced thermotaxis. We have modelled the motion of the D. discoideum slug in the absence and in the presence of a thermal gradient. Our model is an extension of the hybrid cellular automata/partial di!erential equation model, as formulated by Savill and Hoge
Aerial migration of the Dictyostelium slug
β Scribed by John Sternfeld; Ryan O'Mara
- Book ID
- 108943894
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 697 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-1592
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