Context-Dependent Macroscopic Patterns in Growing and Interacting Mycelial Networks

摘要: Fungal mycelia epitomize, at the cellular level of organization, growth and pattern-generating properties a wide variety indeterminate (indefinitely expandable) living systems. Some more important these arise from capacity an initially dendritic system protoplasm filled, apically extending hyphal tubes to anastomose. This integrational process partly restores symmetry lost during proliferation branches germinating spore so increases scope for communication transfer resources across system. Growth pattern generation then depend critically on processes that affect degree which resistances energy within are sustained, bypassed or broken down. We use reaction diffusion equations augmented with appropriate initial data model expansion formation growing mycelia. Such approach is test feasibility hypothesis radical, adaptive shifts in mycelial can be explained by purely contextual, rather than genetic, changes. Thus we demonstrate phenotype does not necessarily equate solely genotype—environment interactions, but may include physical role self-organization played boundary between two.