Before revision:  This review will through light on recent Physarum polycephalum biological aspects, mathematical models, and Physarum bio-inspired algorithms and their applications  .
After revision:  This review will through light on recent Physarum polycephalum biological aspects, mathematical models, and Physarum bio-inspired algorithms and their applications . The novelty of this review stems from our exploration of Physarum intelligent behaviour in competition settings .