The possible role of reaction-diffusion in leaf shape

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1450, 2000, Pages 1295-1300

  Franks, Nigel R ^a   Britton, Nicholas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergent evolution; Development; Leaf shape; Leaves; Mathematical models; Morphogenesis

Indexed keywords

LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENT; DIFFUSION; EVOLUTION; GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034617103     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1141     Document Type: Article

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