Leaf form and photosynthesis: Do leaf structure and orientation interact to regulate internal light and carbon dioxide?

BioScience

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 785-793

  Smith, William K ^a   Vogelmann, Thomas C ^a   DeLucia, Evan H ^b   Bell, David T ^c   Shepherd, Kelly A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0030813192     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313100     Document Type: Article

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