Why Are There so Many Plant Species That Transiently Flush Young Leaves Red in the Tropics?

Delayed greening of young leaves is a ubiquitous and visually striking phenomenon in the tropics. Here, we investigated the potential ecological functions of red coloration patterns in young leaves. To detect any protective function of the red coloration on the young leaves, leaf damage by insect he...

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Hauptverfasser: Wei-Chang Gong, Yan-Hong Liu, Chuan-Ming Wang, Ya-Qing Chen, Konrad Martin, Ling-Zeng Meng
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Schriftenreihe:Frontiers in Plant Science
Schlagworte:
red coloration
young leaves
tropics
plant defense
anthocyanins
tannins
Online Zugang:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00083/full
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