Claim · model-written summary
Leaf toughness varied significantly through the year by more than a factor of 2.
- Taxon
- Griselinia littoralis
Griselinia littoralise1 - Outcome
- Toughness valuese0
- Direction
- changee0
- Value
- more than a factor of 2e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Toughness values were found to change significantly during the year, by more than a factor of 2”
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.
- Association Leaf toughness tracked daily soil temperature with a one to two week lag.
- Observation Leaf toughness peaked in winter.
- Association Increasing spring temperature was associated with decreasing toughness.
- Observation Toughness increased again in summer despite the highest temperatures.
- Method / resource The field protocol reliably measured seasonal changes in leaf structural integrity.