Title :
Theoretical model for pigmentation pattern formation in biological systems
Author :
Xia, Li ; Kun, Li ; Xin, Wang
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Phys. Sci. & Technol., Hebei Univ., Baoding, China
Abstract :
In this paper, a new theoretical model for understanding the forming mechanism of pigmentation patterns has been proposed. It is found that a non-linearly coupled Turing system can exhibit complex patterns with more than one wavelength. Depending on the control parameters, three kinds of complex pigmentation including super-stripe, super-hexagon, and mixed pattern can be well understood.
Keywords :
Turing machines; biocomputing; biological system; complex pigmentation; control parameter; mixed pattern pigmentation; nonlinearly coupled Turing system; pigmentation pattern formation; super-hexagon pigmentation; super-stripe pigmentation; Biological system modeling; Biological systems; Chemicals; Educational institutions; Fluctuations; Marine animals; Pattern formation; Physics; Pigmentation; Skin; Turing system; nonlinear coupling; pigmentation pattern;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Decision Conference, 2009. CCDC '09. Chinese
Conference_Location :
Guilin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2722-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2723-9
DOI :
10.1109/CCDC.2009.5195027
