The fractal geometry of life

Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-60

  Losa, Gabriele A ^a  

^a Inst for Sci Interdisc Studies   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biological tissues; Form invariance; Fractal dimension FD; Fractal geometry; Fractalomics; Irregularity; Membranes and subcellular components; Scaling window; Tissue architecture and organization; Tumours

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67651120009     PISSN: 22822593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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