"The really interesting question is how a leaf with a certain form produces a certain function." Blonder developed a mathematical model to predict the functions of leaves based on three properties of ...

When looking at forests, we hardly get to see beyond a bunch of green. However, for a plant ecologist, forests represent a much more complex world consisting of different species. This diversity of ...

Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Vol. 110, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1983), pp. 228-230 (3 pages) A field examination of Ilex opaca (American Holly) leaf types, characterized by differing leaf size ...

Oil bodies are intracellular structures present in the seed and leaf cells of many land plants. Seed oil bodies are known to function as storage compartments for lipids. However, the physiological ...

Plant biologists are facing pressure to breed plants that can respond to changing environments. One method of monitoring the response of plants to different environments is by studying their vein ...

Durham, NC —'Outer' tree canopy leaves influence the sunlight reaching inner canopy leaves by changing their shape, says a new study. The shape and physiology of leaves within the tree canopy is not ...

New University of Arizona research indicates that leaf vein patterns correlate with functions such as carbon intake and water use – knowledge that could help scientists better understand the complex ...