Self-shading may explain heteroblasty, a sudden change in form found in many angiosperms.
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Revising Corner’s rule: how to best partition twig leaf area
Corner’s rule states that in woody plants, twigs (current-year shoots) with thicker stems support larger leaves. Larger leaf areas require thicker twigs for hydraulic and mechanical support, but a question remains...
Functional significance of crown shape diversity and plasticity across tropical tree species
It has been maintained that selection for sapling performance in the strongly limiting light conditions of tropical forest understorey is likely to maximise whole-plant light capture efficiency. In their investigation...
