Networks with side branching in biology

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 577-592

  Turcotte, D L ^a   Pelletier, J D ^a   Newman, W I ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0032555469     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0723     Document Type: Article

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