The constructal law of organization in nature: tree-shaped flows and body size

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Biology

• Publication date

  2005-05-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Mathematics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1242/jeb.01487PMID 15855399
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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