Why do toothed leaves correlate with cold climates? Gas exchange at leaf margins provides new insights into a classic paleotemperature proxy

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-18

  Royer, Dana L ^a,b   Wilf, Peter ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional ecology; Leaf teeth; Leaf margin analysis; Paleoclimate; Photosynthesis; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; TRANSPIRATION;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30144441777     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/497995     Document Type: Article

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