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Golden ratio in venation patterns of dragonfly wings

The vein pattern in insect wings allows this lightweight structure to carry multiple biological functions. Here, an investigation of the angular distribution of the vein struts in dragonfly wings revealed that the golden angle or golden ratio dominates the venation patterns. We find that the golden...

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Autores principales: Lu, Keene, Shen, Samson, Miller, Lisa M., Huang, Xiaojing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10185545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37188747
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34880-8