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Discrete systems, cell-cell interactions and color pattern of animals. II. Clonal theory and cellular automata
G Cocho1, R Pérez-Pascual, J L Rius
1Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, D.F.
Journal of Theoretical Biology
|April 21, 1987
Abstract:
The morphogenesis of the color pattern of animals is modeled with cellular automata. The cell-cell near neighbor interactions are taken into account and impose restrictions on the model. The allowed patterns are observed in reptiles, felines and fishes.