Power scaling, vascular branching, and the Golden Ratio
The Golden Ratio (a ratio of ~1.618:1) appears repeatedly in nature including structural and functional traits of organisms (e.g. Fibonacci spirals of snail shells and certain seed heads), the spiraled shape of galaxies and hurricanes, and even in much cultural architecture and art. In the mid-19th...
Main Authors: | Paul Frater, A. Bradley Duthie |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Queen's University
2016-07-01
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Series: | Ideas in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/IEE/article/view/6312 |
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