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@article{citeulike:2284772, abstract = {When plasmodia of the true slime mold Physarum were exposed to unfavorable conditions presented as three consecutive pulses at constant intervals, they reduced their locomotive speed in response to each episode. When the plasmodia were subsequently subjected to favorable conditions, they spontaneously reduced their locomotive speed at the time when the next unfavorable episode would have occurred. This implied the anticipation of impending environmental change. We explored the mechanisms underlying these types of behavior from a dynamical systems perspective. \©2008 The American Physical Society}, author = {Saigusa, Tetsu and Tero, Atsushi and Nakagaki, Toshiyuki and Kuramoto, Yoshiki}, citeulike-article-id = {2284772}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=VIRT02000015000002000072000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v100/e018101}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.018101}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.018101}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {behavior, dynamics, slime\_mold}, number = {1}, posted-at = {2008-02-01 17:58:35}, priority = {2}, publisher = {APS}, title = {Amoebae Anticipate Periodic Events}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.018101}, volume = {100}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2284772 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2284772 N2 - When plasmodia of the true slime mold Physarum were exposed to unfavorable conditions presented as three consecutive pulses at constant intervals, they reduced their locomotive speed in response to each episode. When the plasmodia were subsequently subjected to favorable conditions, they spontaneously reduced their locomotive speed at the time when the next unfavorable episode would have occurred. This implied the anticipation of impending environmental change. We explored the mechanisms underlying these types of behavior from a dynamical systems perspective. ©2008 The American Physical Society IS - 1 JF - Physical Review Letters TI - Amoebae Anticipate Periodic Events PB - APS VL - 100 KW - behavior KW - dynamics KW - slime_mold AU - Saigusa, Tetsu AU - Tero, Atsushi AU - Nakagaki, Toshiyuki AU - Kuramoto, Yoshiki PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.018101 ER -