The influence of branch order on optimal leaf vein geometries: Murray's law and area preserving branching.

Models that predict the form of hierarchical branching networks typically invoke optimization based on biomechanical similitude, the minimization of impedance to fluid flow, or construction costs. Unfortunately, due to the small size and high number of vein segments found in real biological networks...

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Main Authors: Charles A Price, Sarah-Jane C Knox, Tim J Brodribb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3877374?pdf=render