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The mechanical principles behind the golden ratio distribution of veins in plant leaves

Tree leaves are commonly composed of thin mesophyll, carrying out photosynthesis under sunlight, and thick veins. Although the role of leaf veins in water transportation has been known for a long time, their role in providing structural support and guaranteeing large sunlighted area was rarely studi...

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Autores principales: Sun, Zhi, Cui, Tianchen, Zhu, Yichao, Zhang, Weisheng, Shi, Shanshan, Tang, Shan, Du, Zongliang, Liu, Chang, Cui, Ronghua, Chen, Hongjie, Guo, Xu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6138715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30217990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31763-1