Shape matters: the relationship between cell geometry and diversity in phytoplankton

Size and shape profoundly influence an organism’s ecophysiological performance and evolutionary fitness, suggesting a link between morphology and diversity. However, not much is known about how body shape is related to taxonomic richness, especially in microbes. Here we analyse global datasets of un...

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Published in:	Ecology letters Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 847 - 861
Main Authors:	Ryabov, Alexey, Kerimoglu, Onur, Litchman, Elena, Olenina, Irina, Roselli, Leonilde, Basset, Alberto, Stanca, Elena, Blasius, Bernd, Chase, Jonathan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2021
Subjects:	Allometric scaling Biological Evolution cell growth cell shape Cell Size data collection diversity ecophysiology Elongation geometry Marine Biology Marine ecology marine science morphology Phytoplankton protists shape distribution species diversity Taxonomy variance phytoplankton diversity morphology shape distribution Allometric scaling cell shape
ISSN:	1461-023X, 1461-0248, 1461-0248
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