Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants

Leaves show great diversity in shape, size, and color in nature. Interestingly, many plant species have the ability to alter their leaf shape in response to their surrounding environment. This phenomenon is termed heterophylly, and is thought to be an adaptive feature to environmental heterogeneity...

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Main Authors:	Gaojie Li, Shiqi Hu, Hongwei Hou, Seisuke Kimura
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:	Plants
Subjects:	heterophylly submergence environment adaptation molecular mechanisms
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/8/10/420

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spelling	doaj-82e2cad06e424502b798e20949a0d99f2020-11-24T23:56:52ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472019-10-0181042010.3390/plants8100420plants8100420Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious PlantsGaojie Li0Shiqi Hu1Hongwei Hou2Seisuke Kimura3The State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, ChinaFaculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kamigamo-motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 603-8555, JapanLeaves show great diversity in shape, size, and color in nature. Interestingly, many plant species have the ability to alter their leaf shape in response to their surrounding environment. This phenomenon is termed heterophylly, and is thought to be an adaptive feature to environmental heterogeneity in many cases. Heterophylly is widespread among land plants, and is especially dominant in aquatic and amphibious plants. Revealing the mechanisms underlying heterophylly would provide valuable insight into the interaction between environmental conditions and plant development. Here, we review the history and recent progress of research on heterophylly in aquatic and amphibious plants.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/8/10/420heterophyllysubmergenceenvironmentadaptationmolecular mechanisms
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title	Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants
title_short	Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants
title_full	Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants
title_fullStr	Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants
title_full_unstemmed	Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants
title_sort	heterophylly: phenotypic plasticity of leaf shape in aquatic and amphibious plants
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Plants
issn	2223-7747
publishDate	2019-10-01
description	Leaves show great diversity in shape, size, and color in nature. Interestingly, many plant species have the ability to alter their leaf shape in response to their surrounding environment. This phenomenon is termed heterophylly, and is thought to be an adaptive feature to environmental heterogeneity in many cases. Heterophylly is widespread among land plants, and is especially dominant in aquatic and amphibious plants. Revealing the mechanisms underlying heterophylly would provide valuable insight into the interaction between environmental conditions and plant development. Here, we review the history and recent progress of research on heterophylly in aquatic and amphibious plants.
topic	heterophylly submergence environment adaptation molecular mechanisms
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/8/10/420
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Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants

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