A predicted developmental and evolutionary morphospace for grapevine leaves.

ABSTRACT: Using conventional statistical approaches there exist powerful methods to classify shapes. Embedded in morphospaces is information that allows us to visualise theoretical leaves. These unmeasured leaves are never considered nor how the negative morphospace can inform us about the forces responsible for shaping leaf morphology. Here, we model leaf shape using an allometric indicator of leaf size, the ratio of vein to blade areas. The borders of the observable morphospace are restricted by constraints and define an orthogonal grid of developmental and evolutionary effects which can predict the shapes of possible grapevine leaves. Leaves in the genus Vitis are found to fully occupy morphospace available to them. From this morphospace, we predict the developmental and evolutionary shape

SUBMITTER: Chitwood DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10095972 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature