Claim · model-written summary
Increasing spring temperature was associated with decreasing toughness.
- Taxon
- Griselinia littoralis
Griselinia littoralise1 - Outcome
- toughnesse0
- Direction
- decreasinge0
- Setting
- springe0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Increasing temperature in the spring was associated with decreasing toughness”
e1“leaves of Griselinia littoralis”
Title
Seasonal Variations in the Toughness of Leaves: A Case Study Using Griselinia littoralis
David Taylor Integrative and Comparative Biology 2024. doi:10.1093/icb/icae004
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation Toughness controlled leaf mechanical integrity more than strength.
- Observation Leaf toughness varied significantly through the year by more than a factor of 2.
- Association Leaf toughness tracked daily soil temperature with a one to two week lag.
- Observation Leaf toughness peaked in winter.
- Observation Toughness increased again in summer despite the highest temperatures.
- Method / resource The field protocol reliably measured seasonal changes in leaf structural integrity.