Why don’t branches snap? The mechanics of bending failure in three temperate angiosperm trees

A. Van Casteren; W. I. Sellers; S. K. S. Thorpe; S. Coward; R. H. Crompton; A. R. Ennos

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Why don’t branches snap? The mechanics of bending failure in three temperate angiosperm trees

A. Van Casteren, W. I. Sellers, S. K. S. Thorpe, S. Coward, R. H. Crompton, A. R. Ennos

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	789-797
Journal	Trees
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-011-0650-y
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2012

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Compliant interactions and limb mechanics during arboreal locomotion in tropical forest environments
Thorpe, S.
Natural Environment Research Council
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Compliant interactions and limb mechanics during arboreal locomotion in tropical forest environments

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