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This chapter presents results reproducing a range of biological patterning observed in Physarum using the virtual plasmodium model. We demonstrate the initial formation of protoplasmic networks, and the growth and adaptation under differing nutrient concentration and substrate conditions. We conclude by suggesting how the model may provide clues as to the generation of apparently ‘intelligent’ behaviour of the plasmodium.
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Jones, J. (2015). Modelling the Biological Behaviour of Physarum . In: From Pattern Formation to Material Computation. Emergence, Complexity and Computation, vol 15. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16823-4_4
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