From systematic to ecological wood anatomy and finally plant hydraulics: are we making progress in understanding xylem evolution? | Zendy

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From systematic to ecological wood anatomy and finally plant hydraulics: are we making progress in understanding xylem evolution?

Author(s) -

Jansen Steven,

Nardini Andrea

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

new phytologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742

H-Index - 244

eISSN - 1469-8137

pISSN - 0028-646X

DOI - 10.1111/nph.12839

Subject(s) - xylem , simple (philosophy) , perforation , hydraulics , process (computing) , ecology , biology , evolutionary biology , paleontology , epistemology , geology , computer science , philosophy , physics , botany , materials science , metallurgy , punching , operating system , thermodynamics

Olson (2014; in this issue of New Phytologist, pp. 7–11) provides a valid criticism of our recent commentary (Nardini & Jansen, 2013).Although we see no controversy surrounding Bailey’s functional and evolutionary ideas, we would like to pay attention in this Letter to two related concerns: (1) the integration of experimental data from the field of plant hydraulics into traditional, comparative wood anatomy; and (2) the reversibility of evolutionary transitions between perforation plate types that form a continuum

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