PLANT SCIENCE The hidden cost of transpiration

被引:63
作者
Beerling, David J. [1 ]
Franks, Peter J. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sheffield, Dept Anim & Plant Sci, Sheffield S10 2TN, S Yorkshire, England
[2] Univ Sydney, Fac Agr Food & Nat Resources, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
关键词
EVOLUTION; CAPACITY;
D O I
10.1038/464495a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Theoretical analyses reveal how plant investment in the architecture of leaf veins can be shuffled for different conditions, minimizing the construction costs associated with supplying water to leaves.
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页码:495 / 496
页数:2
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