Mechanical growth and morphogenesis of seashells

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 311, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-79

  Moulton, D E ^a   Goriely, A ^a   Chirat, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Mantle; Mechanics; Pattern formation; Shell ornamentation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; MOLLUSC; MORPHOGENESIS; ORNAMENTATION; SHELL;

ANIMAL SHELL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ELASTICITY; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GEOMETRY; GROWTH RATE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SIMULATION;

ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; GASTROPODA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84864503429     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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