Claim · model-written summary
Q. mexicana populations showed leaf morphological differentiation across their distribution.
- Taxon
- Q. mexicana
Quercus mexicanae1 - Outcome
- leaf morphological differentiatione0
Verbatim
e0“Populations of Q. mexicana showed leaf morphological differentiation along its distribution.”
e1“Populations of Q. mexicana showed leaf morphological differentiation along its distribution.”
Title
Vanessa Sánchez-Acevedo; Andrés Torres-Miranda; Claudia Gutiérrez-Arellano; et al. Botanical Sciences 2022. doi:10.17129/botsci.3001
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Association Leaf traits correlated significantly with environmental variables.
- Association More arid populations had smaller and thicker leaves.
- Association More arid populations had lower trichome density and smaller stomata.
- Association More humid populations had larger and thinner leaves.
- Association More humid populations had higher trichome density and larger stomata.
- Observation The authors interpret Q. mexicana populations as adapted to a wide climatic range.
- Association Populations adapted to humid, cooler environments could be negatively affected by warmer, drier conditions.
