Plant Biomechanics: No Pain, No Gain for Birch Tree Stems

Authors

A. M. Schlegel, Washington University in St. Louis
E. S. Haswell, Washington University in St. Louis

Author's School

Arts & Sciences

Author's Department

Biology

Additional Affiliations

Biology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-24-2020

Originally Published In

Curr Biol. 2020 Feb 24;30(4):R164-R166. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.069.

Abstract

Allometric relationships between organism size and shape are often described in developmental or evolutionary terms. A new study characterizes a collapsing birch tree mutant and provides a genetic entry point into the biomechanical control of tree allometry.

Comments

2019 Elsevier Ltd.

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4246-065X [Haswell]

Recommended Citation

Schlegel, A. M. and Haswell, E. S., "Plant Biomechanics: No Pain, No Gain for Birch Tree Stems" (2020). Biology Faculty Publications & Presentations. 167.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bio_facpubs/167