Leafy Canopies Plant Canopies: Their Growth, Form and Function G. Russell B. Marshall P. G. Jarvis

BioScience ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-179
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Givnish
Keyword(s):  
Growth Form ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Plant Canopies ◽  
And Function

Plant Canopies: Their Growth Form and Function.

1990 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 553
Author(s):  
H. G. Jones ◽  
G. Russel ◽  
B. Marshall ◽  
P. G. Jarvis
Keyword(s):  
Growth Form ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Plant Canopies ◽  
And Function

Form and Function of Mediterranean Shrublands

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen J. Esler ◽  
Anna L. Jacobsen ◽  
R. Brandon Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Evolution ◽  
Growth Form ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Adaptive Traits ◽  
Shrub Species ◽  
Leaf Type ◽  
Evergreen Shrub ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
And Function

The archetypal shrub type that dominates most of the regions that experience mediterranean-type climate (MTC) is an evergreen shrub with thick and leathery leaves (sclerophyllous). The occurrence of large stands of such shrubs in all MTC regions led early biogeographers to hypothesize that the MTC selects for this growth form and leaf type and that this had led to convergent evolution (see Chapters 1 and 2). This hypothesis has received considerable research interest and continues to be examined. In this chapter we consider the structure and physiology of these archetypal MTC region shrub species and examine evidence for convergent evolution in their structure and function. We also assess the key adaptive traits that enable the shrub species that compose mediterranean-type vegetation (MTV) communities to thrive in MTC regions.

On Growth, Form, and Function—A Fantasia on the Design of a Mammal

1973 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Iberall
Keyword(s):  
Growth Form ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Living System ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Entire Class ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Physical Essence ◽  
Design Characteristics ◽  
And Function ◽  
Biological Organisms

The development of a system’s biology, as a common construct for both physiologist and engineer, requires both a theory of structures (form) and a theory of dynamics (function). A dynamic organizing principle—“homeokinesis”—for the living system was proposed earlier. Based on thermodynamic reasoning, homeokinesis attempts to capture the physical essence of homeostasis. Now, a primitive foundation is proposed from which a large family of design characteristics might emerge, by self-organization, in complex biological organisms. This foundation is directed at the emergence of major form parameters of the entire class of mammalia, from 3 gm adult shrews to 100,000 kg whales.

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