In palaeobotany, leaf venation density is still primarily used as a taxonomic character
although numerous studies on recent plants reveal that leaf venation density may be …

Leaf size varies by over a 100,000-fold among species worldwide. Although 19th-century
plant geographers noted that the wet tropics harbor plants with exceptionally large leaves …

Paleobotanists have long used models based on leaf size and shape to reconstruct
paleoclimate. However, most models incorporate a single variable or use traits that are not …

Global climate during the Mesozoic and early Cenozoic is thought to have been warmer
than at present, but there is debate about winter temperatures. Paleontological data indicate …

There are many methods for inferring terrestrial palaeoclimates from palaeontological data,
including the size and species diversity of ectothermic vertebrates, the locomotor and dental …

Precise estimates of past temperatures are critical for understanding the evolution of
organisms and the physical biosphere, and data from continental areas are an …

Terroir, the unique interaction between genotype, environment, and culture, is highly refined
in domesticated grape (Vitis vinifera). Toward cultivating terroir, the science of …

Estimates of past precipitation are of broad interest for many areas of inquiry, including
reconstructions of past environments and topography, climate modeling, and ocean …

Introgression lines (ILs), in which genetic material from wild tomato species is introgressed
into a domesticated background, have been used extensively in tomato (Solanum …

This review uses proxies of past temperature and atmospheric CO2 composition based on
fossil leaves to illustrate the uncertainties in biologically based proxies of past environments …