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Pattern Formation on Growing Domains
by
Philip Maini
Oxford
Most models for biological pattern formation assume that the domain is fixed in size. However, observations show that in Nature growth can play a crucial role in pattern formation. It is therefore important to study the effect of domain growth on pattern selection. We consider a paradigm model for self-organised pattern formation (the Turing model) and investigate how patterns change as the domain grows. Possible applications to fish pigmentation patterns, butterfly wing patterns and bivalve ligament patterning will be presented.
Date received: September 19, 2003
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