How plants adjust the 'material properties' of their stems according to differing mechanical constraints during growth: an example of smart design in nature

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Petroleum Division (Publication) PD

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 233-241

  Speck, Thomas ^a   Rowe, Nick P ^a   Bruechert, Franka ^a   Haberer, Wolf ^a   Gallenmueller, Friederike ^a   Spatz, Hanns Christof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPOSITION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

ALNUS VIRIDIS; ANATOMY; COMPOSITE MODEL; ONTOGENY; PLANT STEMS; SYRINGA VULGARIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 0030409268     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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