References

[1] Košmrlj, A. (n.d.). Spirals and Phyllotaxis. Lecture. https://www.princeton.edu/~akosmrlj/MAE545_S2017/lecture12_slides.pdf

[2] Phyllotaxis. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.science.smith.edu/phyllo/

[3] The Fibonacci numbers (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-sites/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibBio.html

[4] Honeybees and Family Trees (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-sites/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html

[5] Fibonacci’s rabbits (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-sites/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html

[6] Flowers, Fruits, and Leaves (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-sites/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html

[7] Seed Heads (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-sites/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html

[8] Fuchsia (n.d.). Retrieved from https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=FUCHS&photoID=fuchs_007_ahp.tif

[9] Michaelmas Daisy (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.livinginseason.com/naturalworld/michaelmas-daisy/

[10] Binet's Formula (n.d). Retrieved from https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=Binet%27s_Formula

[11] The Ginko Pages Forum : Ginkgo Golden Number (n.d). Retrieved from http://ginkgopages.blogspot.com/2005/12/ginkgo-golden-number.html

[12] The Golden Angle (n.d). Retrieved from http://gofiguremath.org/natures-favorite-math/the-golden-ratio/the-golden-angle/

[13] Generating Functions and the Fibonacci Numbers (n.d). Retrieved from https://austinrochford.com/posts/2013-11-01-generating-functions-and-fibonacci-numbers.html

[14] Golden Ratio in Phyllotaxis (n.d). Retrieved from http://curiosamathematica.tumblr.com/post/114294953296/golden-ratio-in-phyllotaxis

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