ISSN:
0362-2525
Keywords:
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
The properties of a function G(x, y) of 2-dimensional Cartesian coordinates x, y can be used to obtain complex shapes through a nonlinear iterative procedure. It is conjectured that at least some biological shapes are determined by this procedure, and those of leaves are considered as a test of the hypothesis. It is shown that this procedure will generate the shapes of even very complicated leaves such as those of the holly tree to a considerable degree of accuracy. Certain issues of evolutionary biology appear in our view in a clearer light according to this procedure, and these are discussed towards the end of the paper. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Additional Material:
13 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1052190302
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