35 research outputs found
Modeling the skin pattern of fishes
Complicated patterns showing various spatial scales have been obtained in the past by coupling Turing systems in such a way that the scales of the independent systems resonate. This produces superimposed patterns with different length scales. Here we propose a model consisting of two identical reaction-diffusion systems coupled together in such a way that one of them produces a simple Turing pattern of spots or stripes, and the other traveling wave fronts that eventually become stationary. The basic idea is to assume that one of the systems becomes fixed after some time and serves as a source of morphogens for the other system. This mechanism produces patterns very similar to the pigmentation patterns observed in different species of stingrays and other fishes. The biological mechanisms that support the realization of this model are discussed
New estimates of temperature response of leaf photosynthesis in Amazon forest trees, its acclimation to mean temperature change and consequences for modelling climate response to rain forests.
Crescimento, teores de clorofila e fluorescência em plantas de Setaria anceps e Paspalum repens submetidas a inundação parcial e total.
Timelike surfaces with zero mean curvature in Minkowski 4-space
On any timelike surface with zero mean curvature in the four-dimensional
Minkowski space we introduce special geometric (canonical) parameters and prove
that the Gauss curvature and the normal curvature of the surface satisfy a
system of two natural partial differential equations. Conversely, any two
solutions to this system determine a unique (up to a motion) timelike surface
with zero mean curvature so that the given parameters are canonical. We find
all timelike surfaces with zero mean curvature in the class of rotational
surfaces of Moore type. These examples give rise to a one-parameter family of
solutions to the system of natural partial differential equations describing
timelike surfaces with zero mean curvature.Comment: 15 page
Age-dependent leaf function and consequences for carbon uptake of leaves, branches, and the canopy during the dry season in an Amazon evergreen forest.
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