Evo–devo: Ferns flourished due to developmental covariance between leaves and vasculature
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Hetherington, Alexander J
Date published
December 2025
Abstract
Vascular architecture is highly diverse in ferns. A new study demonstrates that this diversity results from co-variation between leaf and vascular development. This reaffirms the role of developmental covariation as a generator of diversity, not a constraint to it.
Funder
| Funder name | Awards |
Leverhulme Trust | |
EPSRC | |
UKRI | |
Human Frontier Science Program | |
Journal title
Current Biology
Volume
35
Issue
24,
Publisher
Elsevier BV
ISSN
0960-9822
Official URL
Rights statement
In Copyright