Investigations of the variability of the shape of leaf blade of Betula alba and Betula pendula

Shmelyov A., Shipunov A.

Shmelyov A., Shipunov A. Investigations of the variability of the shape of leaf blade of Betula alba and Betula pendula // The materials of White sea expedition. Vol. 2 [electronic resource]. 2002. Mode of access: http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/belomor/english/2002/bet_tps.htm

Abstract

In this work the variability of the shape of the leaf blade of birches on the White sea cost (the republic of Karelia) was investigated. By help of geometric morphometric software (TPS) we can establish three groups of Betula specimens and one of it have probably hybrid origin.

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