COMPARISON OF LEAF MORPHOLOGY AMONG SUBMERSED SPECIES OP MYRIOPHYLLUM (HALORAGACEIIE) FROM DIFFERENT HABITATS AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTIONS

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作者
GERBER, DT [1 ]
LES, DH [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CONNECTICUT,DEPT ECOL & EVOLUTIONARY BIOL,STORRS,CT 06269
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10.2307/2445290
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Q94 [植物学];
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071001 ;
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An image analysis system was used to calculate the surface area and volume of the submerged leaves of seven species of Myriophyllum. We separated the species into two categories based on their distribution and habitat differences and compared their surface area, volume, dry mass, specific leaf area, and surface to volume ratios. The geographic location and habitat of the species explained the greatest percentage of total variance for these variables when compared by analysis of variance. A leaf shape analysis was performed by regressing surface area with volume for each species. Interspecific comparisons of leaf shape were made using analysis of covariance. Fundamental interspecific differences in submerged leaf shape, associated with differences in their geographic distributions and habitats, are explained as adaptations for different nutrient uptake regimes.
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