First-order differential equation models with estimable parameters as functions of environmental variables and their application to a study of vascular development in young hybrid aspen stems

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-232

  Powers, S J ^a   Brain, P ^b   Barlow, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological processes; Differential equations; Environmental variables; Functional parameterization; Least squares optimization; Populus; Secondary vascular tissue

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PARAMETERIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VASCULAR PLANT;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ASPEN; ASSAY; CELL MATURATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HYBRID; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TECHNIQUE; THERMAL TIME; TIME; VASCULAR TISSUE;

POPULUS;

EID: 0037460097     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00030-4     Document Type: Article

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