Repeated Origin of Three-Dimensional Leaf Venation Releases Constraints on the Evolution of Succulence in Plants

Succulent water storage is a prominent feature among plants adapted to arid zones, but we know little about how succulence evolves and how it is integrated into organs already tasked with multiple functions. Increased volume in succulent leaves, for example, may result in longer transport distances...

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Published in:	Current biology Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 722 - 726
Main Authors:	Ogburn, R. Matthew, Edwards, Erika J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Inc 22-04-2013
Subjects:	Adaptation, Physiological arid zones Biological Evolution Biological Transport evolution leaves Magnoliopsida - anatomy & histology Magnoliopsida - classification Magnoliopsida - genetics Magnoliopsida - physiology Molecular Sequence Data Molluginaceae - anatomy & histology Molluginaceae - classification Molluginaceae - genetics Molluginaceae - physiology photosynthesis Phylogeny Plant Leaves - anatomy & histology Plant Leaves - classification Plant Leaves - genetics Plant Leaves - physiology Plant Proteins - genetics Plant Proteins - metabolism Sequence Analysis, DNA Water - metabolism
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