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Modelling stripe formation in zebrafish: an agent-based approach

Author(s) -

Alexandria Volkening,

Björn Sandstede

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of the royal society interface

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655

H-Index - 139

eISSN - 1742-5689

pISSN - 1742-5662

DOI - 10.1098/rsif.2015.0812

Subject(s) - zebrafish , chromatophore , population , melanophore , biology , pattern formation , regeneration (biology) , biophysics , nanotechnology , microbiology and biotechnology , materials science , genetics , gene , demography , sociology

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 development and regeneration of these stripes and interstripes informed by recent experimental results. Our model describes stripe pattern formation, laser ablation and mutations. We find that fish growth shortens the necessary scale for long-range interactions and that iridophores, a third type of pigment cell, help align stripes and interstripes.

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