The algorithmic beauty of sea shells /

The patterns on the shells of tropical sea snails are not only compellingly beautiful but also tell a tale of biological development. The decorative patterns are records of their own genesis, which follows laws like those of dune formation or the spread of a flu epidemic. Hans Meinhardt has analyzed...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Meinhardt, Hans
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin : Springer, 1998.
Edition:	Second enlarged edition.
Series:	Virtual laboratory.
Subjects:	Shells > Computer simulation. Pattern formation (Biology) > Computer simulation. Computer science. Computer Graphics. Computer Appl. in Life Sciences. Simulation and Modeling. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book