Analysis and synthesis of radiate accretive growth in three dimensions
The growth forms of a series of samples of the sponge Haliclona oculata, collected along an environmental gradient, are compared to a series of three-dimensional simulated growth forms. In the series of three-dimensional objects the environmental gradient is simulated by gradually changing a model parameter that represents the capabilities of the transport system by which nutrients are transported through the sponge tissue. Actual and simulated forms are compared by applying methods from mathematical morphology. Copyright 1995 Academic Press Limited
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Parallel Scientific Computing and Simulation Group, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 403, Amsterdam, 1098 SJ , The Netherlands