Pereskia and the Origin of the Cactus Life‐Form
@article{Edwards2006PereskiaAT, title={Pereskia and the Origin of the Cactus Life‐Form}, author={E. Edwards and M. Donoghue}, journal={The American Naturalist}, year={2006}, volume={167}, pages={777 - 793} }
The cactus life-form is cited as an example of a tight relationship between organism form and function: a succulent, long-lived, photosynthetic stem allows cacti to survive long periods of drought while maintaining a positive tissue water status. [...] Key Method We selected seven Pereskia species, representing both clades, and characterized their water relations by measuring a suite of physiological traits in wild populations.Expand Abstract
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