Steepness of thermal gradient is essential to obtain a unified view of thermotaxis in \textit{C. elegans}

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2009.05.027zbMath1402.92441OpenAlexW2001767714WikidataQ43026852 ScholiaQ43026852MaRDI QIDQ1625835

Kenichi Nakazato, Atsushi Mochizuki

Publication date: 26 November 2018

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.05.027

zbMATH Keywords

mathematical modelingbiased random walk\textit{C. elegans}sensorimotor behaviorthermotaxis

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Sums of independent random variables; random walks (60G50) Animal behavior (92D50)

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Cites Work

• The Fokker-Planck equation. Methods of solution and applications.
• Simulation of \textit{C. elegans} thermotactic behavior in a linear thermal gradient using a simple phenomenological motility model
• Modelling the movement of a soil insect

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