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Plants obey (and disobey) the island rule

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2019-09, Vol.116 (36), p.17632-17634 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2019 the Author(s). Published by PNAS. ;Copyright National Academy of Sciences Sep 3, 2019 ;Copyright © 2019 the Author(s). Published by PNAS. 2019 ;ISSN: 0027-8424 ;EISSN: 1091-6490 ;DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907424116 ;PMID: 31427521

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  • Title:
    Plants obey (and disobey) the island rule
  • Author: Biddick, M. ; Hendriks, A. ; Burns, K. C.
  • Subjects: Animals ; Biological Sciences ; BRIEF REPORT ; Databases, Factual ; Ecosystem ; Islands ; Leaf area ; Plant Development ; Plants
  • Is Part Of: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2019-09, Vol.116 (36), p.17632-17634
  • Description: The island rule predicts that small animals evolve to become larger on islands, while large animals evolve to become smaller. It has been studied for over half a century, and its validity is fiercely debated. Here, we provide a perspective on the debate by conducting a test of the island rule in plants. Results from an extensive dataset on islands in the southwest Pacific illustrate that plant stature and leaf area obey the island rule, but seed size does not. Our results indicate that the island rule may be more pervasive than previously thought and that support for its predictions varies among functional traits.
  • Publisher: United States: National Academy of Sciences
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0027-8424
    EISSN: 1091-6490
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907424116
    PMID: 31427521
  • Source: GFMER Free Medical Journals
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