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Endogenous Influences on Leaf Longevity

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Ecology of Leaf Longevity

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The functional relationships among key traits defining leaf function do not stand in isolation from functionality at the level of the whole plant. Hence, variation in leaf longevity is contingent not only on variation in foliar design, but also on trade-offs involving other aspects of plant function, which include aspects of functional organization from the level of single shoots to the entire canopy.

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  1. Ishikawa Prefectural University, Nonoichi, Ishikawa, 921-8836, Japan

    Kihachiro Kikuzawa Ph.D. (Professor)

  2. Department of Biology, McGill University, 1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montreal, Québec, Canada, H3A 1B1

    Martin J. Lechowicz Ph.D. (Professor)

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Kikuzawa, K., Lechowicz, M.J. (2011). Endogenous Influences on Leaf Longevity. In: Ecology of Leaf Longevity. Ecological Research Monographs. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53918-6_7

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