NONLINEAR DYNAMICS IN THE ULTRADIAN RHYTHM OF DESMODIUM-MOTORIUM

Authors
CHEN JP ENGELMANN W BAIER G
Citation
Jp. Chen et al., NONLINEAR DYNAMICS IN THE ULTRADIAN RHYTHM OF DESMODIUM-MOTORIUM, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. A, A journal of physical sciences, 50(12), 1995, pp. 1113-1116
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical",Physics
Journal title
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. A, A journal of physical sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
09320784
Volume
50
Issue
12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1113 - 1116
Database
ISI
SICI code
0932-0784(1995)50:12<1113:NDITUR>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The dynamics of the lateral leaflet movement of Desmodium motorium is studied. Simple periodic, quasiperiodic and aperiodic time series are observed. The long-scale dynamics may either be uniform or composed of several prototypic oscillations (one of them reminiscent of homoclini c chaos). Diffusively coupled nonlinear oscillators may account for th e variety of ultradian rhythms.