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SUBMITTER: Chitwood DH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5063178 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chitwood Daniel H DH Klein Laura L LL O'Hanlon Regan R Chacko Steven S Greg Matthew M Kitchen Cassandra C Miller Allison J AJ Londo Jason P JP
The New phytologist 20151118 1
Across plants, leaves exhibit profound diversity in shape. As a single leaf expands, its shape is in constant flux. Plants may also produce leaves with different shapes at successive nodes. In addition, leaf shape varies among individuals, populations and species as a result of evolutionary processes and environmental influences. Because leaf shape can vary in many different ways, theoretically, the effects of distinct developmental and evolutionary processes are separable, even within the shape ...[more]