Responses of hollow, septate stems to vibrations: Bidmechanical evidence that nodes can act mechanically as spring-like joints

Annals of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 437-448

  Niklas, Karl J ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Brazier buckling; Elastic buckling; Internodes; Nodes; Plant stems; Strain energy

Indexed keywords

ARUNDINARIA; ARUNDINARIA GIGANTEA TECTA;

EID: 0030921186     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0463     Document Type: Article

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