Understanding the drivers of geological-scale patterns in plant macroevolution is limited by a hesitancy to use measurable traits of fossils to infer palaeoecophysiological function. Here, scaling relationships between morphological traits including maximum theoretical stomatal conductance (gmax) and leaf vein density (Dv) and physiological measurements including operational stomatal conductance (gop), saturated (Asat) and maximum (Amax) assimilation rates were investigated for 18 extant taxa in order to improve understanding of angiosperm diversification in the Cretaceous. Our study demonstrated significant relationships between gop, gmax and Dv that together can be used to estimate gas exchange and the photosynthetic capacities of fossils...
The flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange potentials that far e...
The flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange potentials that far e...
International audienceThe Cretaceous evolution of angiosperm leaves towards higher vein densities en...
The flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange potentials that far e...
The flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange potentials that far e...
The photosynthetic gas exchange capacities of early angiosperms remain enigmatic. Nevertheless, many...
The flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange potentials that far e...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
The flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange potentials that far e...
The flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange potentials that far e...
International audienceThe Cretaceous evolution of angiosperm leaves towards higher vein densities en...
The flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange potentials that far e...
The flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange potentials that far e...
The photosynthetic gas exchange capacities of early angiosperms remain enigmatic. Nevertheless, many...
The flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange potentials that far e...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
International audienceThe flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange...
The flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange potentials that far e...
The flowering plants that dominate modern vegetation possess leaf gas exchange potentials that far e...
International audienceThe Cretaceous evolution of angiosperm leaves towards higher vein densities en...