Morphometric analysis of Passiflora leaves: the relationship between landmarks of the vasculature and elliptical Fourier descriptors of the blade | Zendy

Daniel H. Chitwood | Zendy; Wagner Campos Otoni | Zendy

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Morphometric analysis of Passiflora leaves: the relationship between landmarks of the vasculature and elliptical Fourier descriptors of the blade

Author(s) -

Daniel H. Chitwood,

Wagner Campos Otoni

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

gigascience

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.947

H-Index - 54

ISSN - 2047-217X

DOI - 10.1093/gigascience/giw008

Subject(s) - passiflora , biology , morphology (biology) , blade (archaeology) , landmark , biological system , leaf blade , anatomy , botany , evolutionary biology , artificial intelligence , computer science , geography , zoology , archaeology

Leaf shape among Passiflora species is spectacularly diverse. Underlying this diversity in leaf shape are profound changes in the patterning of the primary vasculature and laminar outgrowth. Each of these aspects of leaf morphology-vasculature and blade-provides different insights into leaf patterning.

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