Classical and dynamic morphology: Toward a synthesis through the space of forms

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 277-293

  Jeune, Bernard ^a   Barabé, Denis ^a   Lacroix, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Categories; Form; Model; Organs; Plant; Shoot

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SHOOT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TYPOLOGY; VASCULAR PLANT;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANGIOSPERMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYLOGENY; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT STEMS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

BEGONIA; TRACHEOPHYTA; UTRICULARIA;

EID: 34250007921     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10441-007-9007-8     Document Type: Article

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