The allometry of leaf form in early plant ontogeny.
A general allometric model between metabolic rate and body size has been derived for early plant ontogeny. The scaling exponent is (2+N/6)/3, where N is the cell's degree of freedom of motion. For early plant ontogeny N=2, our prediction agrees well with Sack et al.'s observation [Sack, L., Maranon, T., Grubb, P.J., 2002. Science 295, 1923].
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Ji-Huan
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College of Science, Donghua University, 1882 Yan'an Xilu Road, Shanghai 200051, People's Republic of China. jhhe@dhu.edu.cn
D017709:Fractals; D008954:Models, Biological; D010788:Photosynthesis; D063245:Plant Development; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism; D014197:Trees / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism