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Spiral geometry in the garden spider's orb web

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  1. Department of Zoology, OX1 3PS, Oxford, UK

    F. Vollrath

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, D-8131, Seewiesen

    W. Mohren

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We thank Dr. R. Dawkins and Prof. H. Mittelstaedt for encouragement, and Drs. F. Marriott and M. Ridley for critical discussion.

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Vollrath, F., Mohren, W. Spiral geometry in the garden spider's orb web. Naturwissenschaften 72, 666–667 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00497445

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