Fractal dimension in butterflies' wings: a novel approach to understanding wing patterns?

DOI10.1007/s00285-004-0302-6zbMath1062.92006OpenAlexW1991058786WikidataQ38934529 ScholiaQ38934529MaRDI QIDQ1781958

G. Richomme

Publication date: 9 June 2005

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-004-0302-6

zbMATH Keywords

MorphogenesisFractal MimicryFractality in EvolutionNature DynamicsSimilarity in Ecology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Problems related to evolution (92D15) Developmental biology, pattern formation (92C15)

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Uses Software

• NERO

Cites Work

• Fractal-Cantorian geometry, Hausdorff dimension and the fundamental laws of physics.
• Chaos

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