Physarum attraction: Why slime mold behaves as cats do?

Adamatzky, Andrew

Abstract

We discuss potential chemical substances responsible for attracting acellular slime mold Physarun polycephalum to valerian root. The contributes toward fundamental research into pheromones and chemo-attracts of primitive organisms such as slime molds. The results show that significant information could be gained about the action of compounds on higher organisms.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: May 1, 2012
• Deposit Date: Sep 19, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 12, 2016
• Journal: Communicative and Integrative Biology
• Print ISSN: 1942-0889
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Open Access
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 297-299
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4161/cib.19924
• Keywords: physarum polycephalum, chemical attraction, pheromones
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/947472
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npre.2011.5985.1
• Contract Date: Apr 12, 2016