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Fern leaves and cauliflower curds are not fractals

Simcha Lev-Yadun Department of Biology & Environment; Faculty of Natural Sciences; University of Haifa; Oranim, Tivon IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 533-534 | Published online: 20 Apr 2012

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