Growth of a Tessellation: Geometric rules for the Development of Stingray Skeletal Patterns

Abstract The skeletons of sharks and rays, fashioned from cartilage, and armored by a veneer of mineralized tiles (tesserae) present a mathematical challenge: How can the continuous covering be maintained as the skeleton expands? This study, using microCT and custom visual data analyses of growing s...

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Main Authors: Binru Yang, David Knötel, Jana Ciecierska‐Holmes, Jan Wölfer, Júlia Chaumel, Paul Zaslansky, Daniel Baum, Peter Fratzl, Mason N. Dean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-12-01
Series:Advanced Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202407641
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