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

DOI10.1007/S00285-004-0302-6MaRDI QIDQ1781958zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors 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

Fractal MimicryFractality in EvolutionMorphogenesisNature DynamicsSimilarity in Ecology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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

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