title: Computer simulation of bidimensional growth of the gametophyte of Anemia phyllitidis (L.) Sw.
abstract: Analysis of the different cytomorphogenetic phases of the gametophyte of Anemia phyllitidis (L.) Sw. has shown that prothallial development of this fern follows a regular process. This led us to model the morphogenesis of the prothallus. In this context, using the formal language theory whose biological application was introduced by Lindenmayer and Lück and Lück, we have simulated on computer the bidimensional growth of the gametophyte. I present a new algorithm allowing computer simulation and strict drawing of the tissue shapes. This formulation can be applied to isotropic as well as anisotropic growth types. We use it now as a basis to study the transition between mono-, bi-, and tridimensional growth phases that are characteristic of the development of the gametophyte in Anemia phyllitidis (L.) Sw.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie végétale, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montardy-Pausader
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008433:Mathematics; D063245:Plant Development