Modelling the evolution of leaf colouration with binary assumptions is barking up the wrong tree

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 638-639

  Schaefer, H Martin ^a   Gould, Kevin S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARK; LEAF DEVELOPMENT; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LETTER; PHOTOOXIDATION; PLANT EVOLUTION; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; INSECTS; MODELS, GENETIC; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 35748960861     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.08.008     Document Type: Letter

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