Similar self-organizing scale-invariant properties characterize early cancer invasion and long range species spread

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dc.creatorMarco, D. E.
dc.creatorCannas, S. A.
dc.creatorMontemurro, M. A.
dc.creatorHu, B.
dc.creatorCheng, S.
dc.date2007-09-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:41:47Z
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dc.descriptionOccupancy of new habitats through dispersion is a central process in nature. In particular, long range dispersal is involved in the spread of species and epidemics, although it has not been previously related with cancer invasion, a process that involves spread to new tissues. We show that the early spread of cancer cells is similar to the species individuals spread and that both processes are represented by a common spatio-temporal signature, characterized by a particular fractal geometry of the boundaries of patches generated, and a power law-scaled, disrupted patch size distribution. We show that both properties are a direct result of long-distance dispersal, and that they reflect homologous ecological processes of population self-organization. Our results are significant for processes involving long-range dispersal like biological invasions, epidemics and cancer metastasis.
dc.description21 pages, 2 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0709.0443
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0709.0443
dc.identifierJournal of Theoretical Biology 256: 65-75 (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.09.011
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/219861
dc.subjectPopulations and Evolution
dc.subjectCell Behavior
dc.titleSimilar self-organizing scale-invariant properties characterize early cancer invasion and long range species spread
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