The mathematics of sexual attraction.
| Title | The mathematics of sexual attraction. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Feijó JA |
| Journal | J Biol |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 18 |
| Date Published | 2010 |
| ISSN | 1475-4924 |
| Keywords | Computer Simulation, Flowers, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, Germ Cells, Plant, Mathematics, Ovule, Plants, Pollen Tube, Sex, Signal Transduction |
| Abstract | Pollen tubes follow attractants secreted by the ovules. In a recent paper in BMC Plant Biology, Stewman and colleagues have quantified the parameters of this attraction and used them to calibrate a mathematical model that reproduces the process and enables predictions on the nature of the female attractant and the mechanisms of the male response. |
| DOI | 10.1186/jbiol233 |
| Alternate Journal | J. Biol. |
| PubMed ID | 20353548 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC2871514 |
