Maini, P. K. and Murray, J. D. (1988) A nonlinear analysis of a mechanical model for pattern formation. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 48 (5). pp. 1064-1072.
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Abstract
This paper studies a simplified but biologically relevant version of a mechanical model for morphogenesis proposed by Oster, Murray, and Harris [J. Embryol. Exp. Morph., 78 (1983), pp. 83–125]. A nonlinear bifurcation analysis of the partial differential system is presented. In the one-dimensional version, the derivation of the amplitude equation involves a nonstandard element. The analysis of a caricature of the two-dimensional system predicts the formation of rolls and hexagons. The biological significance of these results to feather germ formation is briefly discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | biological pattern formation; bifurcation theory; mechanical models |
| Subjects: | A - C > Biology and other natural sciences |
| Research Groups: | Centre for Mathematical Biology |
| ID Code: | 530 |
| Deposited By: | Philip Maini |
| Deposited On: | 15 Dec 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jul 2009 14:22 |
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