Lepidoptera demonstrate the relevance of Murray’s Law to circulatory systems with tidal flow
Abstract Background Murray’s Law, which describes the branching architecture of bifurcating tubes, predicts the morphology of vessels in many amniotes and plants. Here, we use insects to explore the universality of Murray’s Law and to evaluate its predictive power for the wing venation of Lepidopter...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01130-0 |