Size-dependent leaf area ratio in plant twigs: Implication for leaf size optimization

Annals of Botany

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-77

  Yang, Dongmei ^a   Niklas, Karl J ^b   Xiang, Shuang ^a   Sun, Shucun ^a,c  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allometry; Broadleaved species; Leaf area ratio; Leaf size; Scaling relationship; Twig size

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LEAF AREA; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STEM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; TREE;

PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; TREES;

EID: 73149099936     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp262     Document Type: Article

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