The reliable development of highly complex organisms is an intriguing and fascinating
problem. The genetic material is, as a rule, the same in each cell of an organism. How then …

In 1952, Alan Turing published the reaction-diffusion (RD) mathematical framework, laying
the foundations of morphogenesis as a self-organized process emerging from …

The story of this edition is a testament to an almost legendary gure in theoretical ecology
and to the in uence his work and charisma has had on the eld. It is also a story that can only …

We review a number of biologically motivated cellular automata (CA) that arise in models of
excitable and oscillatory media, in developmental biology, in neurobiology, and in …

Animal colour patterns are adaptive for three reasons: camouflage, communication and
physico-physiological functions. This study proposes a conceptual framework for predicting …

We consider a cell-chemotaxis model mechanism for generating some of the common,
simple and complex, patterns found on the skin of snakes. By investigating the pattern …

We consider a simple cell-chemotaxis model for spatial pattern formation on two-
dimensional domains proposed by Oster and Murray (1989, J. exp. Zool. 251, 186–202). We …

We provide a rationale for and describe examples of synthetic modeling and simulation
(M&S) of biological systems. We explain how synthetic methods are distinct from familiar …

The ecological theory of species interactions rests largely on the competition and
predatorprey models of Lotka, Volterra, Nicholson, and Gause (eg, May 1973). These …

Résumé One of the characteristics of biological systems is their ability to produce and
sustain spatial and spatio-temporal pattern. Elucidating the underlying mechanisms …