The goal of this review article is to assess how relevant is the concept of dissipative structure
for understanding the dynamical bases of non-equilibrium self-organization in biological …

Skin patterns are the first example of the existence of Turing patterns in living organisms.
Extensive research on zebrafish, a model organism with stripes on its skin, has revealed the …

Self-organized pattern behavior is ubiquitous throughout nature, from fish schooling to
collective cell dynamics during organism development. Qualitatively these patterns display …

Changes in gene activity are essential for evolutionary diversification. Yet, elucidating the
cellular behaviors that underlie modifications to adult form remains a profound challenge …

Gap junctions (GJs) are aqueous channels that allow cells to communicate via physiological
signals directly. The role of gap junctional connectivity in determining single‐cell functions …

Zebrafish have distinctive black stripes and yellow interstripes that form owing to the
interaction of different pigment cells. We present a two-population agent-based model for the …

Pattern formation is a key aspect of development. Adult zebrafish exhibit a striking striped
pattern generated through the self-organisation of three different chromatophores …

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) feature black and yellow stripes, while related Danios display
different patterns. All these patterns form due to the interactions of pigment cells, which self …

The Turing model (or reaction-diffusion model), first published in 1952, is a mathematical
model that can account for autonomy in the morphogenesis of organisms. Although initially …

Sustained oscillations abound in biological systems. They occur at all levels of biological
organization over a wide range of periods, from a fraction of a second to years, and with a …