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Tree Branching: Leonardo da Vinci's Rule versus Biomechanical Models

This study examined Leonardo da Vinci's rule (i.e., the sum of the cross-sectional area of all tree branches above a branching point at any height is equal to the cross-sectional area of the trunk or the branch immediately below the branching point) using simulations based on two biomechanical...

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Autores principales: Minamino, Ryoko, Tateno, Masaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3979699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24714065
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093535