It is not unanimous among scientists if there is beauty in science. Some deny it. Mental
clarity of conclusions when captured in simple looking equations is mathematical beauty …

The book provides a current review of the field of phyllotaxis from a variety of perspectives,
that is, morphological, developmental, biochemical, molecular genetics, biophysical, and …

Phyllotaxis, the arrangement of leaves around a stem, shows in the vast majority of cases a
regularity in the divergence angle of subsequent leaves which divide the whole circle into …

Abstract Background Jubaea chilensis (Molina) Baillon, is a uniquely large palm species
endemic to Chile. It is under threatened status despite its use as an ornamental species …

In this paper we show that two mathematical models can be of great help in the analysis of
observational data, in this case the difficult and little studied phyllotactic phenomena that …

ABSTRACT The 'Cambrian explosion', about 540 million years ago, may have occurred
within 10 to 50 million years. Almost all of the modern phyla, a very restricted group and …

Abstract 'Noise'or random fluctuations characterize all physical systems in nature ranging
from biology, botany, physiology, meteorology, astronomy, etc. The apparently irregular or …

A model of pattern formation in the early embryo is presented. It is motivated by the
necessary interaction of kinases and phosphatases, and in particular by the family of Wnt …

A new model is presented of a patterning mechanism in animals. It is argued that the
'Wnt'signaling pathway often acts in binary conjunction with a variety of other pathways to …

Theoretical models of phyllotaxis are based on geometric regularities appearing at the level
of the shoot apical meristem (SAM). However, one cannot forget the presence of perturbed …