A phyletic perspective on the allometry of plant biomass-partitioning patterns and functionally equivalent organ-categories

New Phytologist

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-40

  Niklas, Karl J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biomass partitioning; Charophytes; Embryophytes; Functional equivalence hypothesis; Plant evolution; Streptophytes

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; PLANT;

ALGA; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FERN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOSS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; REVIEW;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; BRYOPHYTA; FERNS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS;

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; CHARACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PTERIDOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA; STREPTOPHYTA;

EID: 33744930125     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01760.x     Document Type: Review

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