Cope's rule and the evolution of long-distance transport in vascular plants: Allometric scaling, biomass partitioning and optimization

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 151-161

  Enquist, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biological scaling; Hydraulic architecture; Macroevolution; Plant size; Xylem evolution

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; COPE RULE; EVOLUTION; VASCULAR PLANT; XYLEM;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0037243135     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00987.x     Document Type: Review

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