The mathematical treatment of leaf venation: The variation in secondary vein length along the midrib

Annals of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-156

  Burton, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; Alnus viridis; Biomathematics; Corylus avellana; Crataegus monogyna; Growth; Leaf; Leaf shape; Ulmus glabra; Ulmus procera; Vein length; Venation

Indexed keywords

LEAF; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; ALNUS VIRIDIS; BETULACEAE; CORYLUS; CORYLUS AVELLANA; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA; DICOTYLEDONEAE; ULMUS; ULMUS GLABRA; ULMUS PROCERA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COTYLEDON; CRATAEGUS; ELM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

COTYLEDON; CRATAEGUS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; ULMUS;

EID: 2142654332     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mch024     Document Type: Article

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