A universal power law for modelling the growth and form of teeth, claws, horns, thorns, beaks, and shells.
Alistair R EvansTahlia I PollockSilke G C CleurenWilliam M G ParkerHazel L RichardsKathleen L S GarlandErich M G FitzgeraldTim E WilsonDavid P HockingJustin W AdamsPublished in: BMC biology (2021)
The power cone is generated when the radial power growth rate is unequal to the length power growth rate. The power cascade model operates independently of the logarithmic spiral and is present throughout diverse biological systems. The power cascade provides a mechanistic basis for the generation of these pointed structures across the tree of life.
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