Classical and dynamic morphology: toward a synthesis through the space of forms
@article{Jeune2006ClassicalAD, title={Classical and dynamic morphology: toward a synthesis through the space of forms}, author={Bernard Jeune and Denis Barab{\'e} and Christian Lacroix}, journal={Acta Biotheoretica}, year={2006}, volume={54}, pages={277-293} }
In plant morphology, most structures of vascular plants can easily be assigned to pre-established organ categories. However, there are also intermediate structures that do not fit those categories associated with a classical approach to morphology. To integrate the diversity of forms in the same general framework, we constructed a theoretical morphospace based on a variety of modalities where it is possible to calculate the morphological distance between plant organs. This paper gives emphasis…
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