complex leaves

Developmental bias explains the evolutionary trend towards simple leaf shapes
The relative influence of developmental bias and natural selection on evolutionary outcomes remains a central, unresolved question in …
PDF Cite Project Source Document DOI
Developmental bias explains the evolutionary trend towards simple leaf shapes
Keeping it simple: flowering plants tend to retain, and revert to, simple leaves
• A wide range of factors (developmental, physiological, ecological) with unpredictable inter- actions control variation in leaf form. …
PDF Cite Source Document DOI