Lamina Shape Variability in Species of the Genus Ficus L. in Different Ecological Conditions
A. Z. GLUHOV, I. I. STRELNIKOV
Donetsk botanical garden of the National academy of sciences of Ukraine, 83059, Donetsk, Illich’s Avenue, 110
Keywords: Ficus L, plasticity, statistical analysis of forms, ecological niche modeling, multidimensional ordinаtion
Abstract
Morphological variability of leaf apparatus in response to different light intensity is determined not only by the available solar radiation, but also by the complex of adaptations to other environmental factors. There is still not enough information about the possible effect of the natural habitats climatic characteristics on the differences between shadow and light leaves. In this paper we investigated lamina form differences of 15 species of the genus Ficus L. The relationship between plasticity and climatic conditions of the natural habitats was established. We also found a positive relation of phenotypic variability with the annual precipitation amount and amplitude and with temperature seasonality.
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