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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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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Gaojie Li Shiqi Hu Hongwei Hou Seisuke Kimura Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants Plants heterophylly submergence environment adaptation molecular mechanisms |
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Gaojie Li Shiqi Hu Hongwei Hou Seisuke Kimura |
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Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants |
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Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants |
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Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants |
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Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants |
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Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants |
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heterophylly: phenotypic plasticity of leaf shape in aquatic and amphibious plants |
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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. |
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heterophylly submergence environment adaptation molecular mechanisms |
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