The evolution and functional significance of leaf shape in the angiosperms

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 535-552

  Nicotra, Adrienne B ^a   Leigh, Andrea ^b   Boyce, C Kevin ^c   Jones, Cynthia S ^d   Niklas, Karl J ^e   Royer, Dana L ^f   Tsukaya, Hirokazu ^g  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^f WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

compound leaf; leaf dissection; leaf margin; leaf size; leaves; lobbing.

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANGIOSPERM; BIOMECHANICS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISSECTION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLOWER; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF AREA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL; THERMOREGULATION;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 79960372868     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP11057     Document Type: Review

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