Phyllotaxis - The way ahead, a view on open questions and directions of research

Journal of Biological Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-126

  Jean, Roger V ^a   Barabé, Denis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0004167191     PISSN: 02183390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021833909800011X     Document Type: Article

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