DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY How the lizard gets its speckled scales

被引：4
|
作者：
Edelstein-Keshet, Leah [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Math, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada
来源：
NATURE | 2017年 / 544卷 / 7649期
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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