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The evolution and functional significance of leaf shape in the angiosperms

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2011

Authors

Nicotra, Adrienne
Leigh, Andrea
Boyce, C Kevin
Jones, Cynthia
Niklas, Karl J
Royer, Dana L
Tsukaya, Hirokazu

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CSIRO Publishing

Abstract

Angiosperm leaves manifest a remarkable diversity of shapes that range from developmental sequences within a shoot and within crown response to microenvironment to variation among species within and between communities and among orders or families. It is

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Keywords: adaptation; angiosperm; biomechanics; conceptual framework; dissection; evolutionary biology; flower; growth rate; hypothesis testing; leaf area; photosynthesis; plant community; species diversity; survival; thermoregulation; Magnoliophyta compound leaf; leaf dissection; leaf margin; leaf size; leaves; lobbing.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/63034

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ANU Research Publications

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Functional Plant Biology

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Journal article

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DOI

10.1071/FP11057

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2037-12-31

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