Detalle de: The hidden geometry of electrostatic pollination
| Title | The hidden geometry of electrostatic pollination |
| Abstract |
This repository contains the data supporting the manuscript "The hidden geometry of electrostatic pollination". The dataset includes experimental measurements and numerical simulation outputs used to investigate how pollinator setal morphology influences electrostatic charge accumulation and electric field during pollination. Specifically, the repository contains: Measurements of electrostatic charge carried by free-flying Australian native stingless bees (Tetragonula carbonaria sp.) under field conditions Charge.xlsx MATLAB scripts implementing Sierpinski-like fractal scaling to generate and numerically analyse spinulate, pectinate, and plumose-like setal morphologies. spinulate_seta_electrostatics_model.m pectinate_seta_electrostatics_model.m plumose_seta_electrostatics_model.m Three-dimensional models representing a 1 mm2 thoracic setal area of T. carbonaria, A. mellifera and B. terrestris. T_carbonaria_Thoracic_Setae_1mm2.SLDPRT A_mellifera_Thoracic_Setae_1mm2.SLDPRT B_terrestris_Thoracic_Setae_1mm2.SLDPRT COMSOL models used to simulate electrostatic charge accumulation on setal structures and electric field distributions associated with plant-pollinator and pollen-pollinator interactions. T_carbonaria_Eucalypt_Stamen_EField.zip T_carbonaria_Pollen_EField.zip All data are provided in open formats. |
| Apa Reference | Sili, Ivan, Ruppert, Michael G, Mohapatra, Abhishek Ray, Nerse, Can, Bianco, Lorenzo, Barbero, Francesca, Oberst, Sebastian, Navarro-Payá, David, Echeverria, Jone, Casacci, Luca Pietro, José, Tomás Matus (2026). The hidden geometry of electrostatic pollination [Other]. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.22270833 |
| Doi | 10.5281/zenodo.22270833 |
| Publication Date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Publication Type | Other |
| Researcher | José Tomás Matus |
| Ontology | Computational models and simulations, Invertebrates |
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