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“A simple way to calculate the volume and surface area of avian eggs”. Shi P, Chen L, Quinn BK, Yu K, Miao Q, Guo X, Lian M, Gielis J, Niklas KJ, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1524, 118 (2023). http://doi.org/10.1111/NYAS.15000
Abstract: Egg geometry can be described using Preston's equation, which has seldom been used to calculate egg volume (V) and surface area (S) to explore S versus V scaling relationships. Herein, we provide an explicit re-expression of Preston's equation (designated as EPE) to calculate V and S, assuming that an egg is a solid of revolution. The side (longitudinal) profiles of 2221 eggs of six avian species were digitized, and the EPE was used to describe each egg profile. The volumes of 486 eggs from two avian species predicted by the EPE were compared with those obtained using water displacement in graduated cylinders. There was no significant difference in V using the two methods, which verified the utility of the EPE and the hypothesis that eggs are solids of revolution. The data also indicated that V is proportional to the product of egg length (L) and maximum width (W) squared. A 2/3-power scaling relationship between S and V for each species was observed, that is, S is proportional to (LW2)(2/3). These results can be extended to describe the shapes of the eggs of other species to study the evolution of avian (and perhaps reptilian) eggs.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
Impact Factor: 5.2
DOI: 10.1111/NYAS.15000
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“Lamé-Gielis curves in biology and geometry”. Gielis J, Shi P, Beirinckx B, Caratelli D, Ricci PE, (2021)
Keywords: P3 Proceeding; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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“Towards a geometrical theory of morphology and morphogenesis”. Gielis J, Ding Y, Shi P, (2016)
Keywords: P3 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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“Leaf functional traits : ecological and evolutionary implications”. Shi P, Gielis J, Niklas KJ, Niinemets Ü, Schrader J page 185 p. (2023).
Keywords: ME3 Book as editor; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
DOI: 10.3389/978-2-83252-086-4
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“Plant morphology and function, geometric morphometrics, and modelling : decoding the mathematical secrets of plants”. Gao J, Huang W, Gielis J, Shi P page 224 p. (2023).
Abstract: Delve into the diverse aspects of plant morphology, their responses to global climate change, and the spatiotemporal dynamics of forest productivity. Join us on a journey through the intricate web of plant characteristics and their impact on the environment.
Keywords: ME3 Book as editor; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
DOI: 10.3390/BOOKS978-3-0365-9423-1
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