A simulation study of mechanisms of group selection of the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum

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  • Matthias Becker
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksINES 2010
Untertitel14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings
Seiten321-326
Seitenumfang6
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2010
Veranstaltung14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, INES 2010 - Las Palmas of Gran Canaria, Spanien
Dauer: 5 Mai 20107 Mai 2010

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NameINES 2010 - 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings

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Slime molds are fascinating organisms, they can either live as an organism consisting out of a single cell (protozoa) or they can form a multi-cellular organism (pseudoplasmodium). So from the biological point of view, the slime molds are studied in order to understand the evolutionary step from a single cell organism to a multi-cellular organism. Studies have shown that the behavior of cooperating single cell organisms exhibit synergistic emergent intelligence, for example finding shortest paths. Just recently, simulation and experiments with a real slime mold (Physarum polycephalum) have been used for traveling salesman like problems. In this work we present a simulation model for the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. Different to other studies, here the whole life-cycle is modeled and simulated. This model is used to study the mechanism of cooperation of single cells: We compare the mechanism of altruistic group selection against individual and egoistic selection. It turns out that simple signaling mechanisms are sufficient for a complex behavior of Dictyostelium discoideum, that allows altruistic behavior on cell level, helping the whole population to survive.

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A simulation study of mechanisms of group selection of the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. / Becker, Matthias.
INES 2010: 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings. 2010. S. 321-326 5483821 (INES 2010 - 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings).

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandAufsatz in KonferenzbandForschungPeer-Review

Becker, M 2010, A simulation study of mechanisms of group selection of the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. in INES 2010: 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings., 5483821, INES 2010 - 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings, S. 321-326, 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, INES 2010, Las Palmas of Gran Canaria, Spanien, 5 Mai 2010. https://doi.org/10.1109/INES.2010.5483821
Becker, M. (2010). A simulation study of mechanisms of group selection of the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. In INES 2010: 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings (S. 321-326). Artikel 5483821 (INES 2010 - 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings). https://doi.org/10.1109/INES.2010.5483821
Becker M. A simulation study of mechanisms of group selection of the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. in INES 2010: 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings. 2010. S. 321-326. 5483821. (INES 2010 - 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/INES.2010.5483821
Becker, Matthias. / A simulation study of mechanisms of group selection of the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. INES 2010: 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings. 2010. S. 321-326 (INES 2010 - 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings).
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