Leaf bilateral symmetry and the scaling of the perimeter vs. the surface area in 15 vine species

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dc.contributor.authorShi, Peijianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNiinemets, Uloen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHui, Cangen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNiklas, Karl J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorYu, Xiaojingen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHolscher, Dirken_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-03T09:31:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-26T21:31:39Z
dc.date.available2020-04-03T09:31:59Z
dc.date.available2021-08-26T21:31:39Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-23
dc.descriptionCITATION: Shi, P. et al. 2020. Leaf bilateral symmetry and the scaling of the perimeter vs. the surface area in 15 vine species. Forests 11, 246, 18 pages. DOI: 10.3390/f11020246.
dc.description.abstractThe leaves of vines exhibit a high degree of variability in shape, from simple oval to highly dissected palmatifid leaves. However, little is known about the extent of leaf bilateral symmetry in vines, how leaf perimeter scales with leaf surface area, and how this relationship depends on leaf shape. We studied 15 species of vines and calculated (i) the areal ratio (AR) of both sides of the lamina per leaf, (ii) the standardized symmetry index (SI) to estimate the deviation from leaf bilateral symmetry, and (iii) the dissection index (DI) to measure leaf-shape complexity. In addition, we examined whether there is a scaling relationship between leaf perimeter and area for each species. A total of 14 out of 15 species had no significant differences in average ln(AR), and mean ln(AR) approximated zero, indicating that the areas of the two lamina sides tended to be equal. Nevertheless, SI values among the 15 species had significant differences. A statistically strong scaling relationship between leaf perimeter and area was observed for each species, and the scaling exponents of 12 out of 15 species fell in the range of 0.49-0.55. These data show that vines tend to generate a similar number of left- and right-skewed leaves, which might contribute to optimizing light interception. Weaker scaling relationships between leaf perimeter and area were associated with a greater DI and a greater variation in DI. Thus, DI provides a useful measure of the degree of the complexity of leaf outline.en_ZA
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dc.identifier.citationShi, P.J., Niinemets, U., Hui, C., Niklas, K.J., Yu, X.J. and Holscher, D. (2020). Leaf bilateral symmetry and the scaling of the perimeter vs. the surface area in 15 vine species. Forests 11, 246, 18 pages. DOI: 10.3390/f11020246.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issnMDPI
dc.identifier.issn1999-4907 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/118426
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyright
dc.subject.lcshAllometry -- Mathematical modelsen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshLeaves -- Growth -- Measurementen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshPhotosynthesisen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshClimbing plantsen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshLeaves -- Variationen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshLeaves -- Shapesen_ZA
dc.titleLeaf bilateral symmetry and the scaling of the perimeter vs. the surface area in 15 vine speciesen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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