Corner's rules revisited: Ontogenetic and interspecific patterns in leaf-stem allometry

New Phytologist

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 459-470

  Brouat, C ^a,b   Gibernau, M ^a   Amsellem, L ^a   McKey, D ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Allometry; Corner's rules; Developmental constraints; Leaf anatomy; Leaf stem relationships; Ontogeny; Plant architecture; Stem functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031901192     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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