DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY How the lizard gets its speckled scales

被引:4
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作者
Edelstein-Keshet, Leah [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Math, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada
关键词
CELLULAR AUTOMATA;
D O I
10.1038/544170a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Can a reptile compute? In one species of lizard, Timon lepidus, the colour and pattern of its scales evolve in a manner akin to a discrete rule-based computation called a cellular automaton. See Letter p.173
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页码:170 / 171
页数:2
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