Biophysical and size-dependent perspectives on plant evolution

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 4817-4827

  Niklas, Karl J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Allometry; Constraints; Embryophytes; Fossil record; Scaling relationships

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ALLOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; CONSTRAINTS; ECOSYSTEM; EMBRYOPHYTA; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; FOSSIL RECORD; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; REVIEW; SCALING RELATIONSHIPS.;

ALGAE; ALLOMETRY; CONSTRAINTS; EMBRYOPHYTES; FOSSIL RECORD; SCALING RELATIONSHIPS.;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BIOPHYSICS; ECOSYSTEM; EMBRYOPHYTA; FOSSILS; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS;

EID: 84887868542     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers379     Document Type: Review

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